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FUTURE INVENTORS: [LEFT] Valera Mendoza (left) and Tessa Dilbeck, and [RIGHT] Jacob Kourakis (left) and Ben Caputo are among the Adams elementary students who get the hands-on excitement of building.

All Work and a Whole Lotta Play Adams Elementary Finds the Sweet Spot in Teaching Tech by Delaney Smith en Caputo and Jacob Kourakis spend nearly every recess period at Adams Elementary away from the playground. No, the duo from the 5th and 6th grades aren’t in trouble. They are building a model glider in the school’s Design Center. They’re three months into their project and currently working on the third model — they hope this one will fly. The boys are building the glider with the Design Center’s 3D printer. They use computer-aided design (CAD) software for design templates — the same type of software professional engineers use. This specific project isn’t for a class. They’re just spending more time in the classroom because it’s fun. “There is a lot of creativity in engineering,” Jacob said. “You have the space to design anything; it’s endless.” There are five elementary schools in the Santa Barbara district with Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) centers, but Adams’s Design Center is cutting-edge. The space allows the elementary-aged students to learn through hands-on processes and tools

such as coding, laser cutting, soldering, 3D printing, and other design mediums. “It has completely changed my relationship with making mistakes,” said Sean Federbusch, the Design Center teacher. The district funded a year of training for Federbusch at Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy so he could take over as teacher of the Adams Design Center. “Students get to see me make a mistake, and then we figure out how to fix it,” Federbusch said. “Actually, the students often are the ones giving me ideas.” Federbusch often creates assignments that focus on the environment because he feels that design shouldn’t just be fun — it should serve a purpose, too. “Good engineers solve problems and give back to the community,” he said. “And environmental literacy is something I believe is important for the kids to understand.” For instance, the kids in his class now are building light boxes, but they must have an environmental theme. Roberto Rosales Catalan is designing his light box to have a mini skateboard inside because they

NEWS BRIEFS CITY A blazing palm tree with long fronds hanging down near the 101 at Milpas Street caught Santa Barbarans’ attention on 12/19 during the evening commute. A homeless camp had caught fire in the 15-foot space between the highway and Tileco’s warehouse, whose owner Gina Flint had contacted Caltrans about the camp back in May. Caltrans spokesperson Jim Shivers said the camps were cleared in May with the city’s help. City Fire Battalion Chief Robert Mercado said the fire was knocked down within an hour and a half. “Homeless camps are a constant problem for Caltrans,” he noted. “Once they get an area cleaned up, someone else is already setting up camp there.” Shivers said the camp was slated for cleanup this month. Highway 101 claimed a second individual within a week on 12/20. Shortly after 6 p.m., a man was killed after being struck by two vehicles while attempting to cross the southbound lanes from the center divider south of La Cumbre Road. The victim was Mark Richard McDonald, 39, of Santa Barbara. On 12/13, a man, whom the Sheriff/Coroner identifies as Intare “JJ” Sanani, 21, was killed by a semi-truck when he ran from the center divider across the southbound 101 just north of Garden Street.

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Insurance Contract Expires New Year’s Day; Both Sides Still Talking by Nick Welsh egotiators with Cottage Health have been playing a high-stakes game of chicken with insurance giant Anthem Blue Cross over terms of a new contract outlining reimbursement rates, which is set to expire New Year’s Day. Cottage negotiators walked away from the table shortly before Christmas by initiating a contract-termination notification with Anthem Blue Cross. That’s according to a statement issued by the California Medical Association. Barring a last-minute breakthrough, as of our Monday deadline, hundreds of Santa Barbara patients insured by Anthem could find themselves forced to seek hospital care in Ventura or Santa Maria. Cottage Health owns and operates not just the Cottage facility in downtown Santa Barbara but the Goleta Valley Hospital and the Santa Ynez Valley Hospital as well. In the absence of a new contract, Cottage emergency rooms would still be required to accept all patients, but those presenting with non-emergency issues could find themselves paying considerably more for the care. Likewise, those with elective procedures scheduled might find their plans disrupted. The state medical association expressed concern that the impasse might require patients to travel considerably longer distances to get treatment, inconveniencing not

just them but friends and family who might otherwise provide a support network. Likewise, it expressed concern that doctors treating these patients would be forced to scramble to secure privileges—and coverage —with other hospitals. According to a statement released by Cottage marketing chief Babak Behbehanian, such negotiations are common between insurers and hospitals. “We will continue our efforts to finalize a contract,” the statement read. Should the contract lapse before a deal is reached, Behbehanian stated, Cottage Health is already contacting 300 patients who have early January procedures scheduled at the hospitals to ensure continuity of care. “We will assist patients directly for continuity of care at the innetwork benefit level,” he stated. Single-payer-insurance advocate Peter Conn said he found it “especially egregious” that the timing of the announcement came only after the enrollment period for Covered California had expired. Because of that, the state board worried, many Santa Barbara patients who signed up with Anthem Blue Cross could now find themselves “blindsided” and without care. Dr. Charles Fenzi, executive director of the Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics, took a more wait-and-see approach. “We’ve done this before,” he said. “We get down to the wire, and then, all of a CONT’D ON PAGE 13 

The revolutionary fresh-from-scratch food service at SBUSD under Chef Nancy Weiss, who is retiring for health reasons, will rack up a $1.1 million loss to the district general fund by the end of the year. To curb costs immediately, Assistant Superintendent Meg Jetté made three proposals: providing free breakfasts only to those who qualify for them, rather than to all students; raising the price of meals at partners like the Boys & Girls Club; and halving the mobile café stops. Outgoing school board President Wendy SimsMoten asked for time to review the proposals, which return to the board in January. The Santa Barbara Unified School District (SBUSD) boardmembers played a quick round of musical chairs on 12/16 before narrowing the list of firms looking to help the district find a new superintendent. Elected unanimously to president was Laura Capps, who is running for County Board of Supervisors in March. In the supervisor search, Rose Muñoz — characteristically the least outspoken of the boardmembers — spoke in favor of a consultant with a background with Latinos, specifically Michael Martinez with Ray and Associates. She was supported by a half-dozen public speakers. Among the four CONT’D ON PAGE 10 

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are an alternative mode of transportation that doesn’t burn fossil fuels. Although students from the pre-K level through 6th grade visit Federbusch’s class once a week, Roberto went to another elementary school before 3rd grade and hadn’t had any experience like the Design Center until he transferred to Adams. HOW TO: Design Lab instructor Sean Federbusch (left) demonstrates “I really like being soldering techniques to Valentina Thomas. able to do things with my hands,” Roberto said. “I like building and way to gain access is when it’s built into the touching the materials. And I really like work- school day. It costs about $15,000 a year to ing in teams.” cover the costs of all consumables and projects Federbusch said the majority of all projects for all students in Adams’s K-6 program. done in his class are in groups or teams. The “Ten years ago, we started going to private kids have their own individual projects, but schools and asking ourselves: What do they they are rarely alone in designing and build- have that we can bring to Adams?” said Alliing them. son Bell, the president of the Adams ParentRosie Murray said she loves the group Teacher Association (PTA). Bell has three work aspect of the Design Center. The center children, two of whom attend Adams, in the can be even more important for future female 5th and 2nd grades. engineers. The disparity between men and Bell said the PTA commits $10,000women in the engineering workforce is stag- $15,000 a year to the materials and operational geringly high, and research shows that intro- budget, and each year the Design Center partducing the subject to girls at the elementary ners with an engineering company with similar environmental values to help cover more age can help close the gap. “I love it here because my brain just works costs. But as a Title I school, continuing to find here,” Rosie said. “We do creative things, and the funds to cover the costs of all consumables it feels like I’m on a break from school, even and projects is increasingly difficult. “This is the center’s fifth year, and we [the though I’m still at school.” Rosie said she aspires to work in the field PTA] are so supportive of Sean’s vision,” Bell said. “His ability to engage the kids and the when she grows up because of the class. The Design Center isn’t cheap, though. skills they gain is worth finding creative fundIn the past, some students could access such ing sources to keep it going.” Federbusch set up a wish list for parents high-level equipment only if they were lucky enough to be in an after-school program that or others who’d like to contribute, located at n offered it. For all students, however, the only tinyurl.com/v7rbhwh.

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COUNTY President Trump on December 20 signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes language directing the Department of Interior to take all 1,427 acres of Camp 4 into federal trust for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians. “We’ve pursued placing Camp 4 into federal trust through two avenues — the administrative process and the legislative process,” said Kenneth Kahn, chairman of the tribe. The NDAA’s passage “puts our tribe one step closer to realizing our dream of having adequate tribal housing on our ancestral land.” While the Christmas weather brought Lake Cachuma up to 72 percent full, it also blew so much snow and ice onto the Tejon Pass at Los Angeles County’s Grapevine that Interstate 5 closed. The National Weather Service listed 21 inches of snow at nearby Frazier Park. The closure of California’s main northsouth artery forced drivers to use the 101 through

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COURTS & CRIME A newly hired officer with UCSB’s police department was arrested 12/20 after a social media post showed he’d reportedly been drunk in a Santa Barbara bar, pulled out his badge, and brandished his department-issued firearm. Marco Pavico had just started his job on 12/10, the same day he graduated from the academy. In a prepared statement, UCSB PD said Pavico was not cleared for field duty at the time and had just begun orientation. In May, he’d been an Explorer with the County Sheriff’s Office, a volunteer post for people ages 14-20. Patrick Galoustian, who for nearly 10 years ran the iV Menus mobile food delivery service in Isla Vista, pled guilty to eight counts of sexual assault involving two individuals in 2017 and is looking at 18 years behind bars. Galoustian is accused of doping two women and having sex with them when they lacked the capacity to give consent. Among the evidence against Galoustian were videotapes he’d taken of the encounters. n

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t was a dramatic case of the left hand not knowing that the right hand even existed, let alone what it was doing. On December 4, high-ranking Santa Barbara County planners gave the green light to Herbal Angels’ proposed 102-acre marijuana operation on Cebada Canyon Road just outside Lompoc; less than two weeks later, on December 16, the same operation was raided by 20 law enforcement officers associated with the county’s Cannabis Compliance Team. They seized $1 million in alleged contraband and recommended three felony charges be filed against Herbal Angels company principals. County planning staff had recommended that the county’s Planning Commission grant Herbal Angels the Conditional Use Permit it sought for a cultivation, processing, and manufacturing operation. Approval was delayed, however, when planning commissioners John Parke and Michael Cooney pressed for more time to review the information and to consider additional conditions. Cooney would later say he was totally blindsided by the raid as was county planning chief Lisa Plowman. “It was like waking up to find that your new bride was a serial killer,” Cooney opined. The case highlights a significant gap in how the county vets cannabis applications. Among the offenses alleged by the Cannabis Compliance Team is falsification of public records and documents, namely whether company principal Eli Sheiman lied when he signed an affidavit that medicinal cannabis was grown on the site before January 19, 2016 — a key date chosen by county supervisors after recreational cannabis was legalized in November 2016. A grow before that date was grandfathered in by affidavit; a grow after that date required an application to the county. And the county would only forward the necessary paperwork to state cannabis authorities with an affidavit: No affidavit, no state license; no license, no legal cannabis. Aerial photos visible at Google Earth suggest no cannabis was grown on the site until well after January 2016. In fact, the property in question was not purchased until May 2017, and the prior owner — vintner Blair Pence — is perhaps the most vehement opponent of cannabis cultivation in the Santa Ynez Valley. Neighbors have since complained about the lights and generator noise at the site, triggering an official

complaint with the county in November 2018, which, in turn, triggered a subsequent investigation. The $64 million question is whether the criminal charges against Herbal Angels will prove fatal with the Planning Commission’s land-use review. Under 2019 rules, all the necessary land-use permits must be secured before the applicant begins the business license process, which is when the affidavit comes into play. Complicating matters further, the county supervisors voted in 2017 to forego verifying the accuracy of affidavits swearing to the grandfather status of cannabis grows. To do so, the supervisors opined, required a massive investment in staff time that exceeded the county’s capacity. Critics of the new industry have expressed concern that these unverified affidavits have created a loophole through which an army of Mack Trucks could drive. On the table at Herbal Angels are plans for three acres in mixed-light greenhouses, 15 acres of hoop-house cultivation, a twostory drying and processing structure, and another two-story structure for extracting cannabis oils. In addition, Herbal Angels is seeking a Conditional Use Permit for three employee domiciles for 30 to 60 workers. During the Planning Commission hearing, Herbal Angels put on an impressive presentation: Eli Sheiman, the commissioners were told, was a UCSB graduate who has been committed to teaching environmental sustainability to school-age kids. His father, they heard, was a wellrespected doctor in Santa Maria who ministered to the needs of farmworkers. Head of security for Herbal Angels, commissioners learned, was an individual who’d worked with the FBI and the NSA among other agencies. In case of fire, the applicant cited a 250,000-gallon water storage facility proposed. Proposal critics complained the facility will effectively industrialize a neighborhood that’s backwoodsy and bucolic. The truck and employee traffic generated by the facility, they argued, would pose a hazard to residents traveling on the canyon’s narrow and winding roads. The Planning Commission is to review the project on January 8 and 29, including a determination regarding the extent to which the criminal actions against Herbal Angels has relevance for the land-use decin sion to be rendered.

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Cottage last negotiated a deal with Anthem Blue Cross in 2013. Earlier in December, Anthem signed a contract with Sansum. Anthem is by far one of the biggest carriers in the county, providing coverage —ironically—to Cottage’s own employees, not to mention those working for UCSB and the Santa Barbara Unified School District. Earlier on Monday, one insurance broker expressed hope that the two parties would hammer something out, describing a protracted impasse as a “mutual suicide pact.” Cottage said it notified Anthem in August that the contract was expiring, but that Anthem did not respond until December 16, despite many calls. They will meet again at least once before the New Year. But based on the tone and tenor of a conference call he had with Anthem representatives late Monday afternoon, one insurance broker with more than 30 years in the business was less than sanguine that a breakthrough was imminent. “I got off the phone feeling a lot worse than when I got on,” he said. Anthem Blue Cross insureds can contact Cottage at insurance.sbch.org or (805) 879n 8963 with questions.

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heresa Colosi sits in Santa Barbara County Jail without bail, accused of attempted murder and kidnapping. On top of that, on December 27, the court granted two restraining orders against her, keeping her from contacting or being within 100 yards of four people, one of them her 12-year-old son. Her attorney, Robert Sanger, had petitioned the court to allow bail, but he withdrew the request during Friday’s hearing. The paper trail of that petition, however, lays out the details on how an orthopedic surgeon came to be accused of serious crimes. Colosi left her medical practice in San Jose to move to Santa Ynez after the boy’s father, also an orthopedic surgeon, moved to Santa Barbara in 2018. Their son was born in 2007, but by 2010, his parents’ custody battle had become so “turbulent,” according to the District Attorney’s Office, that it required a special master to hash out the parents’ differences. Along the way, Colosi lost custody in March 2017; the filing cited several instances in which she’d either kept or intercepted her son, “willfully disregarding” court orders. She was allowed three-hour supervised visits twice a week. During one visit on December 8, 2019, according to the DA, Colosi clobbered the court-appointed visitation supervisor over the head and upside the forehead and nose with a metal CO2 container, like those used to

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make carbonated drinks, in the parking lot at Zodo’s Bowling & Beyond. The boy ran into the bowling alley. Colosi fled to Montana, the investigating sheriff’s detective, Christopher MacAuley, determined, chartering a flight out of Lompoc using fake names for herself, her son, and her dog. She was arrested in Whitefish, MT, and extradited to Santa Barbara on December 19. Among her belongings were two passports and itineraries for Spain and Portugal, the DA’s opposition to bail stated. Sanger cited newly received and unread reports as his reason for withdrawing his bail petition. At the December 27 hearing, Colosi pleaded not guilty. The case goes to preliminary hearing setting on January 2. —Jean Yamamura INDEPENDENT.COM

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seven days before Christmas, former president George W. Bush slipped into Santa Barbara as quiet as a mouse. Only a few hours later, he slipped back out again—almost as silently— after having delivered the keynote speech at a fundraiser for the Turner Foundation held at the hotel formerly known as the Miramar. Not having a four-digit donation to spare — that’s to left of the decimal point, by the way — I didn’t go. Probably just as well. I might have felt obligated to act the skunk at the garden party. And who needs that noise? The Turner Foundation does real work. Yes, its founders have been bosom buddies with every Republican president since Dwight D. Eisenhower. And yes, the Almighty is omnisciently omnipresent in every sentence of its mission statement. But along the way, the folks at Turner have fixed up a couple mega apartment complexes on the Westside that were so squalid and rundown that not even rats could live there. Better yet, they kept rents down, so the apartments remained affordable to the families living there. Compared to the current occupant of the White House —that nonstop ejaculation of bile and vituperation—W. today embodies an almost doddering sense of decency. But given our self-devouring obsession with all things Trump, Bush’s presence—however fleeting —should alert us that some perspective is desperately needed. Yes, Trump sought to withhold military aid to a foreign government under

military siege in order to extort that government to dig up campaign dirt that could prove damaging to a likely presidential rival. Although no actual dirt got dug and the aid in question ultimately got delivered, that still qualifies at attempted corruption and venality in the first degree. Now let’s look at Bush. In the wake of 9/11, he and his administration stampeded the United States into the wrong war at the wrong time against the wrong enemy under premeditatedly false claim that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. Between 2003 to the present, 4,500 American troops were killed in Iraq. When Afghanistan is thrown in, that number is closer to 6,900. When you factor in all allied troops and members of the Iraqi national police, the body count—as reckoned by Brown University’s Body Count Project —is 110,000. That doesn’t include the 52,000 men and women wearing American military uniforms who sustained combat-inflicted wounds. And that doesn’t include all the people who sustained lasting damage outside the theater of “direct combat.” At last count, no less than 970,000 Iraq and Afghanistan war vets have filed disability claims with the government. Over the weekend, I chatted with John Tirman, who led MIT’s effort to track mortality rates in Iraq after the invasion. He conducted 1,800 on-the-ground household surveys in Iraq back in 2006 to compare post-war mortality rates with those before the invasion. He’s kept track of efforts to establish reliable numbers

since. There are none. But he estimates that anywhere between 700,000 to 800,000 Iraqis got

killed who might otherwise still be walking and talking. That’s fighters and civilians. Not

all such deaths, he stressed, can be tied directly to combat. How many car crash victims died because the war prevented them from getting the care they otherwise might have gotten? In 2017, the New York Times dispatched reporters to the Iraqi city of Mosul to determine how smart our “smart bombs” actually were in the aftermath of 150 airstrikes designed to root out our latest enemy in the region, ISIS. The Times reporters found “collateral” civilian casualties resulted from the these strikes 31 times more frequently that U.S. military officials said they did. ISIS, Tirman also pointed out, qualified as “collateral damage.” Without the invasion, he said, there would be no ISIS. Even as Congress issued Bush a blank check to wage war in October 2002, many voices were warning such a campaign could destabilize the entire region. Our congressmember at the time, Lois Capps, was one of them and voted against the war authorization act. Nearly 20 years later, what do we have to show for it? Just this week, U.S. fighter pilots killed 24 Iraqis in retaliatory bombing strikes for the death of one U.S.

military contractor last week. Demonstrations against the Iraqi government — breathtaking in its corruption, incompetence, and brutality— have been met with barely restrained violence. Five hundred have been killed since October, with 19,000 wounded.

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Protestors are now shifting their outrage against Iraqi government officials — seen as stooges to Iran — to the United States. This week, they attacked the American Embassy in Baghdad. All this mayhem has spawned massive and global dislocation and displacement. Tirman estimates five million Iraqis have

uprooted themselves, three million settling in other countries. Others put the number closer to eight million. No one really knows. It’s like trying to count drops of water in a river rushing downstream. The true cost to American taxpayers remains similarly murky. Tirman estimates it’s in the ballpark of $5 trillion. That includes the cost of care and benefits for returning vets over time. For every man, woman, and child in the United States, that translates to about $125,000. Defying statistical calibration are certain moral costs, such as new policies pushed by the Bush Administration that redefined what constitutes torture. Thanks to these changes, we can now legally get away with anything so long as it does not cause organ failure. Organ failure. Just 21 days after launching this war, Bush would famously stand under a banner proclaiming “Mission Accomplished” while dressed as the fighter pilot he never was. I hope the Turner Foundation made a ton of dough off the Bush fundraiser and I hope they continue to do great things. But even if I had the money, I couldn’t have gone. I’d have choked on —Nick Welsh the chicken.

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he tar is heating; the feathers have been gathered and the rail selected. … I’m about to be shown the door at City Hall, courtesy of term limits. Of course, being Santa Barbara, the tar is actually color-enhanced jojoba oil, the feathers are gathered molts from a cage-free egg farm, and the rail is not a rainforest hardwood, more likely bamboo, so please allay your initial concerns. I reflect fondly on my colleagues and the service we performed over these past nine years … for the most part. Political calculus remains as mystifying to me as did high school calculus, and so, I often played the part of Lone Ranger when it came to policy making. Neither of the major political parties is worth the bunting on the 4th of July bandstand, in my opinion, particularly when it comes to local civic service. Prevalent party influence has made the last couple of years harder, meaning that it stood in the way of doing what is best for the people of Santa Barbara as opposed to some remote dictums. So, firmly ensconced as the outgoing Senior Cranky Curmudgeon, I have the following observations: First, the city’s organization is mostly populated by dedicated and talented people. As a career finger-wagger, I was humbled by this realization. Second, it is very satisfying to perform small yet important tasks for the individuals you represent. City Hall should never be thought of as a white-walled fortress, yet sometimes we present ourselves as such; Third, your public-safety personnel are absolutely amazing … think all of the recent natural disasters … ’nuff said. Fourth, those who declare that they really “enjoy” campaigning should be dealt with cautiously. Smile, maintain steady eye contact, back away slowly, and keep one hand on your wallet. These are not “normal” people. Hopefully, there will someday be an antidote for this situation. Lastly, “civility” is more than just advice from your mother; it is an essential element to any functioning body. It is as absent today as any time in my lifetime, and the Potomac Poison filters down to the local level when allowed. It’s not someone’s else’s fault nor their job to correct it. One hundred percent of eligible voters I speak to

have distinct opinions, yet only a little more than 30 percent of them vote. Most of us aren’t crazy, even though some of us play that character on Channel 18 on Tuesdays, but people on camera are not the only ones who count. In the meantime, it’s time for this wounded waterfowl to waddle off into the sunset. Thank you for the opportunity. —Randy Rowse, S.B.

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onoring Dolores Huerta: 2020 is just around the corner! What better time to stand up for feminist values than by recognizing a woman who worked so hard in our State of California? Dolores Huerta devoted her life to advocating for the rights of farmworkers and empowering those who were poorly paid laborers in the fields without the most basic of rights. She worked side by side with Cesar Chavez for years before and after the formation of the Farm Workers Union. Yet Cesar Chavez is famous, and Dolores Huerta is virtually unknown. This is gender discrimination and it is unjust. Now is the time to name a street after Dolores Huerta. By this act, we make public the statement that women’s labor is just as important as men’s, and that heroism is not a matter of gender but of action. —Rachel B. Aarons, S.B.

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Boo-Boos and Blunders ¶ The Dec. 19 story “E-Bikes to Descend on Downtown” mistakenly stated benches would be removed for e-bike racks; both benches and racks will share the sidewalks. Also, we note that in the story on the Virgil Cordano Center, it is neighbor Christina Almoney (not Maloney) whom we quoted. In the Capitol Letters column for that issue, the correct percentage in Trump’s win over Clinton in 2016 for Wisconsin is 0.8 percent; for Michigan, 0.2 percent; and for Pennsylvania, 0.9 percent. ¶ In the Dec. 12 story on the county supervisor race, we correct 3rd District candidate Karen Jones’s nickname to “Snakebite” (not “Snakebit”), she serves on the Santa Ynez airport authority, and candidate Bruce Porter last served on the Santa Ynez school district board in 2016. INDEPENDENT.COM

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Arlene Rae Hubert Daly was born September 4, 1929 to Walter and Elisabeth (Schreiner) Hubert in Biddeford Pool, Maine where her father was the manager of a new JC Penney store. In 1933, the family returned to Iron River, MI, in the heart of copper and iron ore country, where Arlene lived through her high school graduation in 1947. Growing up, Arlene loved reading, tap dancing, riding her bike (earned through growing a Victory garden), and going to daily mass (sneaking out of the house starting at 6 years old!). Arlene continued to pursue her love of learning in college, graduating from Marquette University in 1951 with majors in history and philosophy. While in college, Arlene became an avid contract bridge player, which she pursued into the last decade of her life. She would later complete graduate work at Georgetown and earn a Master's in Education at Catholic University. While in Washington, DC, Arlene began her favorite career as a high school History and English teacher, which she continued at Bishop Garcia Diego High School after moving to Santa Barbara in 1960. As a single working mother, Arlene knew she needed to earn a better salary with benefits, so in 1967 she reluctantly left teaching and learned computer programming. She began working for the Santa Barbara Police Department creating their first databases for bicycle and pet licenses. Over the final two decades of her professional life, she worked at the Welfare and Health Departments culminating in her position as Administrative Assistant to the Director of Public Health Services. After her retirement, Arlene traveled the world as she had always dreamt of doing. Favorite trips included: a pilgrimage following St. Paul's footsteps through Greece 16

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and Turkey, an extensive rail journey through Russia, a Nile River cruise in Egypt, and a VIP tour of her beloved Green Bay Packers' Lambeau Field. Arlene's foundation in her Catholic faith and her varied interests are reflected in her affiliations with: Southern California Renewal Communities, Area Council of Catholic Prayer Groups, San Roque Church parishoner, Rosary Group member, Catholic Relief Services, Via Majella, Community Arts Music Association, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, and Santa Barbara Republican Women. During the last few years of her life, she resided at Vista del Monte, which is where she died of respiratory failure and the effects of cerebrovascular dementia on Dec. 25, 2019. She was lovingly cared for by the Vista staff, the VNA Health hospice team, and her remarkable personal care attendant and friend, Dolores (Lola) Rosales. She is survived by her daughter, Elizabeth Mary Hubert, her son-in-law, Jonathan Hall, and her granddaughter, Natalie Hall. A vigil rosary service will be at San Roque Church on Thursday, Jan. 2, at 4 p.m. A funeral mass will be offered on Friday, Jan. 3, at 10 a.m. at San Roque Church followed by interment at Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers please contribute to one of the above named organizations

Richard Allen Eigen 11/11/1932 - 12/6/2019

Richard Eigen passed away December 6 at the age of 87. Richard’s life was very full and was spent loving his family and friends and giving of his time and heart to his family and community of Santa Barbara. He was known by family and friends for his sharp sense of humor, love of books, intelligence, and kind heart. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Richard attended North Division High School and soon after served in the United States Air Force in Okinawa, Japan from 19501953 during the Korean War.

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Upon his return, he graduated from the University of Wisconsin at Madison with a degree in business. He soon began work at what would, after many name changes, become Delco Systems Operations, the Aerospace division of General Motors. He, along with 400 other families from Delco, were transferred to Santa Barbara in 1972. He spent 32 years at Delco as a budget supervisor and cost analyst. He worked alongside the team of men and women who contributed to the Apollo program, lunar rover vehicle, and numerous other defense projects. Richard spent his entire adult life giving his time and heart to community. He donated gallons of blood to the red cross. He led the United Way charity drive at Delco each year. He was a proud on-call volunteer for the Santa Barbara Red Cross helping families when emergencies struck, which also included traveling to Florida for disaster relief while in his 70s. He volunteered serving two terms on the Santa Barbara Grand Jury which is an overwatch of SB, government agencies, and various districts throughout the county. He was a long-time member and treasurer of the SB Mac Users Group. He was also a lead coordinator and a driver for the American Cancer Society’s Road to Recovery program which provided rides for patients to their appointments. Family and friends meant everything to Richard. As a father and grandfather, he participated in the activities of his children and grandchildren. Despite working six days a week, he made time to be a scout leader, coach, drove his children to practices and showed up for every swim meet, synchronized swimming event, baseball, basketball & soccer game, recital, and ballet performance. He was also an active member of the Parents Teacher Association (PTA). He provided daily encouragement and a strong support system for his family and friends. He is survived by his two children, Darci Eigen Shaw, Brad Eigen and their spouses Larry Shaw and Ann Lauer. He was “Papa” to four grandchildren, Allison, David, Noah and Alivia. He was preceded in death by his wife Charlyne.

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He is also survived by his sister Harriet Fine, her children Elliott, Michael, Rachel and their families, as well as by his dearest friends Carol Griessen and Gary Monson along with their families. Those wishing to remember Richard may donate to the Santa Barbara Chapter of the American Cancer Society or donate to, or give of your time, to any organization that is important to you.

Brian Martin

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and Wyatt Williams. Niece Miranda Tutor. Aunts Linda Tutor [Terry], Martha Donaldson [Kenneth], Kathy Duff [George], Marilyn Gillespie, Patsy Washington [Jimmy], Sherry Reed [Randy], Juli Pippin [Andy] and Uncles Ray Martin and Christopher Williams [Linda]. Services were held Monday, December 30th at First United Methodist Church, 305 E. Anapamu Street. Viewing begins at 10:00 a.m. with services at 11:00 a.m. Internment will follow at Santa Barbara Cemetery. Gathering of family and friends will be at 2:00 p.m. at Soho Restaurant and Music Club, 1221 State Street.

Christopher Lynn Bennett 4/16/69 – 12/18/19 Brian Martin of Santa Barbara passed away on December 24, 2019 at the age of 41 after a brief but courageous battle with leukemia. Brian was born February 20, 1978 in Tupelo, Mississippi to Joyce Williams [Martin] and Tim Martin. From an early age Brian displayed a talent for singing. That talent became the tool that created opportunities for friendship, travel, employment and entertainment. Brian was recognized for his ability as both a coach and judge for Talent/ Beauty competitions throughout the Southeast. Brian graduated from The University of Southern Mississippi with a major in Business Administration. After working for several companies in Mississippi Brian chose to move to Santa Barbara to live closer to his mother and enjoy the California lifestyle. For the past eight years Brian worked as the Controller in the family business, Big Green Cleaning Company. Brian enjoyed singing in Santa Barbara with the Fratelli Men’s Chorus, both for the beautiful music and friendships created. Brian is survived by his mother, Joyce Williams [Allen Williams] and father Tim Martin [Rushelle Martin], partner Howard Wang, grandmothers Christine Griffin and Lynda Terres [Al Terres], step-brothers Nick Williams [Cassie], Lance Williams [Jenny], Greg Graham, nephews Mitch Tutor, Gavin Williams, Blake Williams, Landon Williams, Cole Williams

Christopher Lynn Bennett passed away on December 18, 2019 from complications due to a seizure he suffered at work. Chris was born in Marquette Michigan on April 16, 1969. He and his parents moved to Goleta, CA in 1970. Chris attended Brandon Elementary School, Goleta Valley Jr High, and Dos Pueblos High School. Chris worked locally for many years. He had worked for Santa Barbara Sand and currently worked for Mission Ready Mix where he was a loader operator. He was extremely happy to have worked for both places. He was known by his colleagues to be a hard worker. Chris is preceded in death by his father Lynn Mack Bennett. He is survived by his mother Lynn Marie Bennett, his brother Steven Bennett, his nephew Zackery Bennett, many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends-especially Ron and Donna Logan. He was known to their kids and grandkids as Uncle Crispy. A memorial service will be held at El Camino Presbyterian Church, 7526 Calle Real in Goleta on January 17, 2020 at 3PM. In lieu of flowers please donate to your favorite charity.

In Memoriam

Elaine Arnett 1940-2019

BY MELINDA BURNS laine Arnett, who crammed

two wildly disparate careers into one lifetime — she was a county social worker as well as a singer, dancer, and character actor in a host of Santa Barbara productions — died at Mission Terrace on December 8 after a four-month-long battle with cancer. She was 79 years old. During 33 years as a social worker with the Santa Barbara County Department of Social Services, Elaine defended the rights of abandoned and abused children and advocated for a better life for them. A teen survivor herself, she empathized with the plight of vulnerable young people and helped rescue hundreds of them from violence and neglect. Simultaneously, Elaine sought relief and found joy in the make-believe world of the arts, appearing onstage in choruses, corps de ballet, and supporting roles during more than half a century in Santa Barbara, right up until she fell ill this summer. In short, she was one of the unsung, unpaid, and indispensable troops who bring the regional arts to life. A red-haired beauty with gray-green eyes and translucent skin, Elaine was GENTLE SOUL: A lovely soprano with a beautiful timbre, Elaine Arnett dea regular in the casts of the Santa Barfended the rights of children through her social work by day and practiced bara Civic Light Opera, a company that the theater arts by night. staged hundreds of performances at the Music was Elaine’s religion; she would swoon Lobero and Granada theaters from 1984 to 2001. She also sang with the Santa Barbara Grand over what she called “música del cielo,” the heavenly Opera, belly-danced with the Dance Warehouse, works of such masters as Verdi, Puccini, Menotti, and performed Shakespeare at Elings Park, and acted Schubert. Most recently, she was scheduled to sing in with the Santa Barbara City College Theatre Group. a Christmas concert with the Early Music Ensemble Elaine was arguably the longest-running Grand- at the Carpinteria Community Church and in the mother Stahlbaum in local Nutcracker history; she Santa Barbara Revels, a musical celebration of the danced this seasonal role with the Santa Barbara winter solstice at the Lobero Theatre. Festival Ballet for 15 years. “I just love music, creating characters, being “She was one of those traditions you looked for- onstage with other people,” Elaine said last month. ward to seeing,” said Allison Gustafson, who founded She was Grandma Tzeitel in Fiddler on the Roof, Lady the Gustafson Dance studio in 1993, with Elaine as Thiang in The King and I, Blanche DuBois in A Streetone of her first students. “She was a big part of our car Named Desire, and Miss Maudie Atkinson in To Kill a Mockingbird. community here.” Elaine was born in Washington, D.C., on NovemBut her favorite role, and one of her biggest, was as ber 26, 1940. She graduated from the University of Lady Angkatell, an aristocrat with a dark side in The California at Berkeley in 1962 with a BS degree in Hollow, an Agatha Christie play that got rave reviews social and behavioral sciences. But Elaine’s studies at the Westchester Playhouse in Los Angeles in 2014. did not stop there; she worked hard at French and “She was a ditsy lady of manners, British upper Spanish all her life (we were in the same advanced class, who said, ‘The worst of murder is, it upsets the Spanish class for years); and she sang in those lan- servants so,’ ” Elaine recalled, speaking in a clipped guages. She trained assiduously with professionals English accent. (She could also mimic French, Spanfor every performance. ish, German, Cockney, Irish, southern U.S., and New Every night, Elaine’s neighbors on the Mesa would York accents.) hear her practicing her scales. She could sight-read Elaine was a gentle soul, keenly attuned to the sheet music and had a strong soprano voice that injustices of the world, especially as they concerned belied her small frame. She never stopped practicing, women and children. She had hoped to see Presiand she never stopped improving. dent Donald Trump impeached before she died. She “Elaine had a lovely soprano voice with a beauti- loved her independence and her friends—I am lucky ful timbre, the kind of voice that blended well with to have been one of them — and she loved walking choirs, which she loved to sing in,” said Linda Di Latte, her pampered corgi, at the Douglas Family Fiore, a retired UCSB professor of voice who was Preserve, just steps away from her home on Mesa Elaine’s most recent teacher. “I don’t normally take School Lane. nonprofessional singers, but there was something A musical celebration of Elaine’s life will be held on January 12, 2020, very special about her that made me say yes. She just 3-5 p.m., at the Gail Towbes Center for Dance, 2285 Las Positas Road. The public is welcome. brought light into the room.”

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PETER CHAM EXECUTIVE CHEF, FINCH & FORK Initial ink: “The first one is probably my least favorite,” said Cham, who has four tattoos. “It’s a Damascus chef ’s knife on my forearm. I was 22, I think.” Tattoo #2: A Cambodian monster, inspired by folklore about a yeak who was the half brother of a prince. In order to become king, the prince has to defeat the monster by overcoming his internal battles and flaws until he is strong enough to take over his kingdom. “For me, it’s just a reminder to always keep pushing myself and take the time to self-reflect and see what I can change in myself to achieve larger goals in my life.” Parents’ response? “Both of my parents are quite conservative Asian Cambodian parents. When I came home with my first tattoo, I don’t think my mom talked to me for an entire month straight. But she came around and got used to it. In her upbringing, it was for the outcasts and the unsavory people to be getting tattoos, which says a lot about chefs.” Other tattoos: A Native American tomahawk. “I have no Native American roots whatsoever, but I was inspired by some artwork when I was traveling cross-country,” said Cham, who also sports a “really crappy tattoo” of a cactus desert scene that he got during a bachelor party in Reno. “We all got the same tattoo. It was a great time with a bunch of my really close friends. It was stupid, but it does mean a lot to me.” Tattoo reflections: “As a chef, you are judged by your food, not by the way you look or your appearance, as opposed to other professions where you have to dress a certain way or look a certain way to be taken seriously.”

BOB OSWAKS PROPRIETOR/BOULANGER, BOB’S WELL BREAD Initial ink: Of his three tattoos, the family crest incorporating his wife's and daughter’s initials was first. Tattoo #2: Started out as a red baker, but the ink bled. “Ten years ago when I started baking, I thought it would be really cool to get a tattoo of a baker on my arm; it would just be me embracing my new path. I spent 30 years in the television business, shaving and wearing a suit every day and being a real corporate executive. I felt like I was going in a different direction and I could embrace that.” Tattoo #2 re-do: The red baker has been reimagined by artist Pat Fish as a cornucopia of bread. “When I first approached her, she said, ‘Nobody really likes to fix someone else’s mistakes.’ But she came around and did a really good job. If you saw the original and saw what she did, you would be really hard-pressed to say there was something there before.” Tattoo #3: The Bob’s Well Bread logo, which is his great-grandmother’s Victorian-era bread fork. “My mother gave it to me as a gift when I started baking.” Mom’s thoughts? “She loves the fork being used as a logo. I don’t think she really takes issue that I got it as a tattoo. Growing up as a Jew, tattoos were really frowned upon, but I think that’s a different generation.” Tattoos for you: They have temporary tattoos of the logo at the bakery in Los Alamos. “I keep them at the front counter, and little kids love them.” Why so many kitchen tats? “It’s creative self-expression, and a rebelliousness is part of it. Working in the kitchen is intense. Every day is a marathon kind of thing, and you’re working under extreme conditions. I think that, somehow, it just goes with the territory.” 18

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he tattoo has officially replaced the toque as part of the uniform in today’s professional kitchens. Knives and ink now go together like salt and pepper, and many, if not most, of Santa Barbara County’s chefs now wear their hearts on their sleeves in the form of tattoos. (Indeed, when one chef — who isn’t featured here but does sport tattoos — was told of this story, he quickly replied, “You should do a story on chefs who don’t have tattoos!”)

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Curious about the stories behind their body art, I reached out to a number of these culinary wizards to learn more. What I found was quite a mix of motivations and meanings. From edible inspirations and Buddhist blessings to marking rites of passage and drunken bachelor party souvenirs, every piece of art — and every chef — has a uniquely different story to tell. As Chef Drew Terp of Pico explained, “One of the best things about being a chef is that you’re like every other chef, and you’re also unlike any other chef.”

MICHAE L PATRIA EXECUTIVE CHEF, FOUR SEASONS RESORT THE BILTMORE Tattoo rundown: “On my left arm, I’ve got a half sleeve. I asked the artist to do something kind of Renaissance style-ish, with a focus on fruits, vegetables, and wine, with the intention of doing my other arm more in the direction of meats and game and fish, and probably ale and whiskey, that kind of a motif. I want it done in more of a Dutch still life kind of style.” Initial ink: “I had a small one on my back that I got when I was 18 years old. It’s an emblem that Michelangelo used to use to sign some of this artwork. It kind of stays in that Renaissance motif. That’s always been an era that fascinates me, how we had this time period with so many phenomenal artists, philosophers, and so many of the artists were so well versed in so many different forms of art.” Tattoo tip: “Figure out what you want to do and then really wait and think on it. Give yourself six months, and, if that’s still the tattoo that you want, then go for it. There’s been a lot of ideas for tattoos that I wanted to do, and then six months later I’m kind of grateful for the fact that I didn’t do it.” You work in an upscale kitchen. Are there fewer tattoos? “It’s pretty universal. I’d say 90 percent of my team have tattoos, some of them quite covered, literally from neck to toe. It’s everywhere now; it’s no longer just kind of the rough and rugged days of the tougher kitchen. I saw a meme the other day. It was a picture of a guy with sleeves of tattoos, and it said, ‘It used to mean that if you had tattoos from head to toe, you probably killed somebody and were in a motorcycle gang. Nowadays, it means you can make a wicked beurre blanc.’ ”

BROOK E STOCKW ELL EXECUTIVE CHEF, GLEASON FAMILY VINEYARDS Initial ink: The kanji symbol for music. “I was an honor student and I had to write a business plan for my mom to allow me to get it for my 15th birthday,” said Stockwell, who has more than 17 tattoos now, including a full sleeve. A business plan? “I had two or three options, and I wrote out what they meant to me, and we decided on what to get together. I remember writing down, ‘If I’m in a bad mood, I can turn on music, and it will just change my outlook or my mood.’ ” Veggie tats? “Most of my tattoos are culinary, and everything has a meaning behind it. I have an artichoke on my arm because that’s my brother’s favorite vegetable. I have a beet and brussels sprouts because those are my two vegetables I hated growing up, and once I learned how to cook, I realized that they’re delicious if you cook them properly.” Most meaningful? “I have a Jalama Beach tattoo that represents the day that my grandpa’s ashes were released there. Two dolphins appeared out of nowhere. Instead of swimming away, they swam belly up, with tails waving. It was like my grandpa saying I’m not alone and waving goodbye.” Blossom bicep? “I love all of my tattoos. I wake up every morning, and I stretch, and I see my colorful arm, and I smile. I have a squash blossom positioned on my right bicep, so when people do their whole gun show thing and flex, I’ve got my squash blossoms.” Stress relief: “On my other arm, I only have one tattoo. It says, ‘Life doesn’t stop for anybody,’ in my mom’s writing. So many times I’ve been cooking and stressed out, and I see my mom’s writing, and I remember to take a breath; everything is good.” Why do you like tattoos? “I know why I got my first one, and that’s because I wanted to be different. They definitely don’t feel good when you’re getting them. They’re expensive. I love being a badass tattooed female chef. It’s just a way to show my personality on my outside. If I don’t want to give someone enough time to get to know me, they can at least get a little taste of my personality and see who I am because I wear it on my skin.” She likes when people ask to hear the stories. “I say, which one? It’s the story of my life; how much time do you have? Sit down.” INDEPENDENT.COM

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CHEF SCOTT SMITH HEAD BAKER, BOB'S WELL BREAD Stats on tats: “I have a full sleeve on my right arm, and they are all kind of connected in a way. On my left arm, I have a whole forearm and the back top, so probably about 30.” Initial ink: “My first tattoo was a horrible tattoo. It’s on the back of my neck, the equivalent of a male tramp stamp. It’s this little red tribal art design that I got when I was 18. I just ran to the tattoo shop and picked it off the wall. I’m still planning on getting that one covered up.” Next tattoos: “I held off for a while, then I got a Día de los Muertos sugar skull on my forearm and just started going around that. My whole right arm is like Memento Way. The theme is ‘seize the day, live in the moment’ because you could die tomorrow, which is kind of a reminder to me of my own mortality. On my left arm, I have all of my children’s names.” More to come? “The older I get, I don’t look for things I want; it just has to kind of come to me one day. It has to be meaningful, because my tattoos kind of tell a story.” Why so popular with chefs? “One, they are creative artistically, but two, it’s the kind of field that allows that, because you can be a chef and be a baker and you can have tattoos on your hands or on your neck. It’s just kind of a way of taking something that you love and putting it down on your skin.” Tattoo tip: “Wait until you’re older to get one. You just make better tattoo decisions. Don’t jump into a tattoo. If you don’t know what you want, don’t get a tattoo.”

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CHEF/CO-OWNER, PICO AT THE LOS ALAMOS GENERAL STORE Initial ink: The Japanese character for “Monkey Penis” on his foot. “I tried to come up with what I thought was semi vulgar and fairly purist, but also as random as possible, and put it in a place that you mostly wouldn’t notice a tattoo. My favorite thing is when I’m on the subway or at a beach and a Japanese person walks by and is looking at my foot and says, ‘What do you think that means?’ It’s a good conversation starter, let’s put it that way.” Tattoo #2: The word “Nomad” on his arm. In his early twenties, Terp lived/traveled with gypsies in Northern Spain. Their tradition was, when you turned 21, you either decided to become a gypsy or chose to live outside the culture. If you decide to live secularly, you must denote this from the neck down. If you choose the gypsy culture, you denote it from the neck up. “My friend got ‘gypsy’ in Basque tattooed around his neck. When I made the decision to change my nomadic lifestyle and settle down some, I decided to get ‘Nomad’ tattooed on my arm, below my neck.” Why do chefs get tattoos? “There is something fundamentally different about people who decide that this is their lifestyle. If you see yourself as an open canvas, that helps you become a better chef. You can define yourself through your food.” He said that kitchen life can be “numbing,” explaining, “To really feel something, which is needles sticking in your skin for hours on end, it’s a wake-up — it may just be as simple as that. There are some times that we need to just step outside of our own comfort zone as a chef in this crazy world of kitchens and feel something. Psychologically, chefs are generally not very open with the way that they feel. We’re not supposed to be emotional. The kitchen is a tough place, and you have to be tough; you have to be tougher than everybody else to be the top dog. Rather than go to a therapist, you go to a tattoo artist and get a little ink and get out a little pain, and you’re ready to go.”

DANIELLE VAN STEEN CHEF, BETTINA Initial ink: A symbol on her back was the first of four tattoos. “I got it from a monk in Thailand. It has eight points on it, one for every Buddha. The monk chooses for you. He reads your aura and can see what’s happening in your life. Mine basically means that the Buddhas are offering me protection from the things in my life that I cannot control. It cost $5, and you had to pay in cigarettes. The ink is made of snake venom, monk ashes, and some sort of ink. My husband and I did it together.” Next tattoos: The word “steady” on her right hand and a French curse word on the left. “I drink so much coffee that I shake constantly, and plating things when you’re shaking can be quite challenging,” she explained. As to the other? “I’ve worked in a lot of French kitchens, and it’s just the number-one word for when things are going poorly or someone is especially clumsy, which I am. It’s basically twice telling myself to be a little bit more calm.” Most recently: An hourglass with a tree inside, on her leg. “It’s sort of a thinking piece, where it’s either growing up from nothing or it’s turning into nothing — and you have to decide every day.” Why do you like tattoos? “I like the idea of self-expression. I like the way that it feels. I never thought that I would get a tattoo, but then when I got the first one, it felt kind of good to express myself. Without ever really saying anything, it’s a mark that you get to choose, and I really like that. It’s something that says something about who you are, but you don’t have to tell anyone. And it doesn’t matter if they like it or not; it’s not for them.” n

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As always, find the complete listings online at independent.com/events. And if you have an event coming up, submit it at independent.com/eventsubmit.

1/2: Poetry Club Discusses Charles Simic January’s poet, Serbian-American former Paris Review editor Charles Simic (1938-), won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1990 and was U.S. Poet Laureate in 2007. Bring a favorite poem of Simic to discuss. 3:30pm-5pm. Community Hall, Montecito Library, 1469 E. Valley Rd., Montecito. Free . Call (805) 969-5063.

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Stroll downtown S.B., through participating galleries and art-related venues, for free access to art openings, live music, and artists’ receptions for a fun and social evening. Visit the website for galleries and venues. 5-8pm. Downtown S.B. Free . downtownsb

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Nate Birkey Quintet Longtime

S.B. resident and now NYC-based jazz trumpeter, vocalist, and composer Nate Birkey will return home for the first time in almost two years with his West Coast quintet. Following up on 2017’s Rome, recorded in Rome, Italy, the band will be presenting works from the album as well as new material. 7:30pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $10. Call (805) 962-7776. sohosb.com

1/6: Monday Night Jazz Jam Listeners and players of jazz music are invited to join this monthly open jazz jam. Bring your instrument and sit in with the house band! 7:30pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $8. Call (805) 962-7776. sohosb.com

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Artist Ann Le has pieced together tragic and poetic composites, stacking layers of images upon one another to unravel narratives that place her VietnameseAmerican perspective into a contemporary landscape. The exhibit will show through March 13. 6-8pm. MultiCultural Ctr. Lounge, UCSB. Free .

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1/7: Robot Games Come and learn about different robots and play robot games! 4-5pm. Island Rm., S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free . Ages 7-12. Call (805) 564-5611.

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years of the only place in town that brings dance music to the forefront with a night of dirty dance beats and a curated lineup of deejays that will cover house, tech house, and techno. 9pm-1:30am. Eos Lounge, 500 Anacapa St. Free . Ages 21+. Call (805) 564-2410. tinyurl.com/Year2EOS

WEDNESDAY 1/8 1/8: Poetry Slam! Santa Barbara Join S.B.’s finest spoken-word

SUNDAY 1/5 1/5: Yue Deng Violinist Yue Deng will launch the Ojai Art Center’s 2020 season. Yue, classically trained, has played around the world and performed on recordings of Barbra Streisand, Barry Manilow, Diana Krall, Josh Groban, and more, as well as film. 2pm. Ojai Art Ctr. Theater, 113 S. Montgomery St., Ojai. $12-$15. Call (805) 640-1158.

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1/7: Reconstructing Slippages in Time: Between Home and Here

1/3: Julefest Tree Burn As one of the largest safety demonstrations in the county, this tree burn will be supervised by the S.B. County Fire Department. There will be live entertainment and refreshments for purchase. Join together and herald the end of the Julefest Celebration. 5-7pm. Mission Santa Inés (in the empty fields), 1760 Mission Dr., Solvang. Free .

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Come learn about rose care for our climate, tips for winter pruning, local resources for more rose knowledge and supplies, and some history of roses in S.B. from rose enthusiast Diane Speer. Use this knowledge at the Mission Rose Garden’s annual rose-pruning day on the following Saturday, January 11. 2-3:15pm. Faulkner Gallery, S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free . Call (805) 564-5621. sbplibrary.org

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poets as they square off in this exciting monthly competitive performance poetry event! All poets can bring original poetry of all genres and be a voice of, and for, our community. Five audience members will be asked to judge on poem and performance. There will be cash prizes, a deejay, and a featured musical artist. 7-9pm. Museum of Contemporary Art S.B., 653 Paseo Nuevo Tce. Free . Call (805) 966-5373.

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1/8: Matt Coyle UCSB graduate Matt Coyle will sign copies of his sixth crime novel, Lost Tomorrows, about private detective Rick Cahill and a murder to be solved that takes place

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Lutah: A Passion for Architecture: A Life in Design This 2014 documentary explores the life of Lutah Maria Riggs, who designed iconic buildings such as the Lobero Theatre, Vedanta Temple, and S.B. Botanic Garden, and some exquisite homes in many styles for S.B. philanthropists during the turn of the century. A special Q&A with Marc Appleton and other area architectural luminaries will follow the screening. 6pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $14-$106. Call (805) 963-0761. lobero.org

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beautifully illustrated book about his father, Walt Disney’s Ultimate Inventor: The Genius of Ub Iwerks. The senior Iwerks was a self-taught animator, the first to animate Mickey and Minnie Mouse, and directly collaborated with Walt Disney to create some of the most loved moments throughout film and theme parks. 7pm. Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St. Free. Call (805) 682-6787. chaucersbooks.com

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Performing works by Bach, Busoni, Grieg This program combines different musical languages and collaboration between violin and piano. Enjoy Bach’s singing melodies and careful counterpoint, Busoni’s epic and majestic sonata, and Grieg’s lyrical tunes and dance rhythms. VIP Tickets Include Pre-Curtain Talk Student Tickets Available

1/8: KT Tunstall Singer/songwriter KT Tunstall, known for hits such as “Suddenly I See” and “Black Horse and the Cherry Tree,” will bring her full-bodied rock and folk and her soulful, husky voice to S.B. Tunstall’s 2018 studio album, Wax, focused on the electric guitar and has received international acclaim. 8pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $46-$106. Call (805) 963-0761. lobero.org

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Translating the Bible The palpable need to do a new translation of the Hebrew Bible is a consequence of the painful inadequacies of all the modern versions done by committee. They manifest a failure to consider the stylistic shaping and the literary articulation of the Hebrew as well as a seriously faulty sense of English style and even English usage. The lecture will provide a few illustrations of these failings and then proceed to demonstrate how such features of the Hebrew as rhythm, word choice, and expressive syntax might be addressed in translation.

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leaning out a basement, attic, or garage READ ALL ABOUT IT: The Carpinteria Chronicle was the lesser-known is tedious work. But the drudgery is competitor of the Carpinteria Herald. leavened by the hope that you might just find a piece of treasure, a long-forgotten object that Chronicle’s coverage of the creation of Aliso School in the evokes the distant past. 1930s. “Aliso School was originally built in the 1890s on That’s what happened to Carpinteria native Joe Walnut Street — right in the middle of town,” Campos Escareno Jr. in April 2018. He and his sister were cleaning said. “It needed to be torn down, but rather than rebuild it out their aunt’s house when they came across a bound there, they looked for a place to put it on the Mexican side stack of old newspapers. Resisting an initial impulse to of town, so they could have de facto segregation without toss them in the trash, Escareno called his childhood breaking the law.” friend Jim Campos, a retired school administrator who This is made crystal clear in the headline on the March has contributed to several volumes of Carpinteria history. 29, 1934, issue: “School Board Election Held TomorCampos was unenthusiastic at first, assuming they row PM. Segregation Looms as an Issue.” As the story were copies of the well-known weekly newspaper the explains, three candidates were vying for two seats on the Carpinteria Herald. “But when he started describing school board, and two of them “have committed themthem, I realized this was something different,” Campos selves to the principle of segregation in local schools, and recalled. have endorsed the Aliso bond issue.” The third, a man Indeed it was. Escareno had discovered copies of the named John Young, “is opposed to segregation beyond long-forgotten one-time competitor to the Herald, the the fourth grade.” The results, as tabulated in the April 5, Carpinteria Chronicle. Until he held the copies in his 1934, edition: Young got only 34 votes, compared to 227 hand, Campos had no idea it even existed. and 219 for his opponents. The more he read, the more he realized that the 141 The old Chronicle issues offer entertainment for issues, published in 1933, 1934, and 1938, were a font today, too, in the form of advertising that appeared in of information regarding the community’s Depres- their pages. A 1939 ad for Leibler’s Hi-Way Liquor Shop, sion-era attitudes and controversies. With the goal of “Carpinteria’s exclusive liquor shop for fine imported and both preserving them and providing the widest pos- domestic wines,” featured “fine wines in bulk,” including sible access to their content, he and Escareno decided sherry and port for 93 cents per gallon, and burgundy, to donate them to the UC Santa Barbara Library’s zinfandel, and claret for 58 cents per gallon. The costs Department of Special Research Collections. Digital were apparently BYOJ — bring your own jug. copies of each issue are now available at alexandria — Tom Jacobs .ucsb.edu. One topic that Campos found particularly compel- This story was originally published by UCSB’s The Current on ling — and largely ignored by the rival Herald — was the December 10, 2019.

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Jacob (right) and Joseph Mansbach

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een brothers Jacob and Joseph Mansbach have spent the last eight summers competing in South Coast triathlons to raise money for the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County. They recently reached their longtime goal to raise $100,000 and are on their way to providing a million meals.

“This is an amazing milestone,” said Jacob, a 15-yearold high school sophomore at Anacapa School. “The Foodbank has allowed us to inspire so many kids and families to volunteer and donate. Let’s hope that we can keep going strong for Santa Barbara.”

“It’s people that are awesome,” added Joseph, a 13-year-old 8th grader at La Colina Junior High. “They kept us going and made it possible to reach our goal of feeding kids.” For all their hard work — Jacob started competing when he was just 8 years old, while Joseph got started at 7 — the Santa Barbara Association of Realtors honored the brothers with its Community Service Award at a ceremony on December 6. The Mansbachs have also taken on full responsibility for the monthly Saturday Family Day volunteer program they founded and have led with their parents since 2014. Once a month, families with children of any age can volunteer at the Foodbank’s Santa Barbara warehouse to sort groceries, separating overripe or damaged produce from what’s still good to distribute. “I’m thinking of starting clubs in schools to get more kids involved.” said Jacob. The Foodbank provides food to more than 100,000 people in the county — nearly 40 percent are children. Demand is so high that the organization recently opened a third emergency distribution site. For more information and to donate, visit foodbanksbc.org. —Tyler Hayden

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t took 12 years of living in Santa Barbara for me to find my kind of barber shop. I’d gone to a classic joint with a spinning pole outside, but I grew to find the scissors and the “jokes” too blunt. I’d even tried a salon but quickly realized I didn’t want the complimentary chardonnay or large bill that came with a basic cut. Then I met Alex and Erin Guerena. At the time, the married pair were renting their chairs at the The Palms Barber Shop on Calle Laureles. I immediately liked their vibe, and then suddenly, during a conversation with Alex about Werner Herzog films that somehow transitioned into our favorite cuts of steak, I got the best haircut of my adult life. I’ve been going back ever since. Starting this winter, however, I’ll be heading down to 1924 De La Vina Street. After seven years of putting in their dues, the Guerenas have struck out on their own and opened Haven Barber & Shop. They’ve transformed the dusty Midway appliance store next to Cajun Kitchen into a sunny space painted a very light pink, with help from their sledgehammer-wielding dads and a team of customers that included a contractor and electrician. The idea, Alex and Erin explained, is to make Haven all-inclusive, open to all kinds of people with all kinds of hair. They’re just as comfortable with clippers as they are with shears, and they can handle everything from tight fades to light trims. “We have a broad spectrum of customers and styles,” Alex said. Beyond the combs and chairs, the Guerenas also want Haven to be a community space for shows and events. Erin talked about a vegan pop-up and Alex is starting a model car club. They recently hosted a day of Dune Coffee, Onus doughnuts, and vintage streetwear. “There are so many people doing cool things here,” Alex said. “We want it to be a rallying point for them.” Born and bred in Santa Barbara, Alex, 27, and Erin, 35, started their first date as friends at Muddy Waters. They ended the night watching shooting stars up on Gibraltar Road. At the time, Alex was working at Velo Pro Cyclery and Erin was tending bar at the Mercury Lounge. “We had jobs, but not careers,” Erin said. They went to barber school in Ventura together (Erin was its first woman to graduate), and while they cut their teeth at The Palms, a time they’re immensely grateful for and called “enriching,” they didn’t cut a lot of hair. Not at first, anyway. It took a long time to establish their regular customer base, which now numbers in the many hundreds. “Looking back, it’s cool to see we’ve built our clientele from basically nothing,” Alex said. The couple acknowledge they’re part of a recent wave of new barber shops, catalyzed, they think, by popular shows like Boardwalk Empire and Peaky Blinders that portray cool early-20th-century cuts. “Guys are a little more creative, a little more daring with their styles these days,” Alex said. But Haven stands out. “We may be part of the revival, but we’re different,” Alex said. Follow Haven Barber & Shop on Instagram at @havendlv. —TH

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f you’ve seen the new Golden Globe–nominated movie Marriage Story on Netflix, then you likely came away from it knowing three things for certain: (1) The movie, starring Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson, should have been called Divorce Story. (2) Divorce can be brutal, even for couples who aim to do it amicably. (3) Lawyers make everything worse. Of course, the film offers just one perspective. Not all uncoupling couples will find their well-intentioned plans of a congenial split dragged down into the mud by ruthless attorneys happy to see them skewering one another’s characters in court. But amid all the existential upheaval that comes from a marriage cracking apart, it does seem like handing over one’s precarious financial and emotional fates to a professional who benefits personally from litigation is an even worse idea than … well, than marrying that douche in the first place. And that’s where the Divorce Coach comes in. The latest addition to the booming Coaching oeuvre, divorce coaches have sprung up to support individuals (not couples) who are running the long, painful, and often quite complicated marriage-dissolution gauntlet. They serve as sounding boards and strategizers to help overwhelmed clients navigate the process of divorce from deciding whether to even get one all the way through building a new post-divorce relationship with their exes. “This is a field that’s exploding right now,” says Kate Anthony, a divorce coach based in Los Angeles. “I think word is out that the litigation system is pretty screwed up, and overby Starshine whelmingly, people are seeing the need for the psycho-emotional support a divorce coach gives.” The first known “divorce coach” was a New email: starshine@roshell.com York attorney named Kim Lurie, who coined the term in the ’90s. But the concept has come into its own in the past decade, with a College for Divorce Coaching (CDC) providing training and certification in Florida, and the American Bar Association recognizing the field. It’s a funny concept to me, the idea of a “coach” — typically someone who helps people do things — applied to the very deliberate undoing of a thing: helping someone develop while helping something dissolve. But my friends who are divorced say they wish they’d had such a thing when they were trudging through the process. “Had I known of a divorce coach,” says one mom I know, who divorced when she had two kids under age 5, “I would have gladly hired one to help me with all that I had to learn on my own — mostly the hard way.” “I would have had a much different outcome,” laments another mom of two, who says she relied too heavily on an attorney who didn’t have her best interests in mind. Kate Anthony, who is divorced and has been doing this work for 10 years, says that while divorce coaches can’t offer legal advice per se, they can help with organization, communication, and co-parenting strategies, and even managing emotional aspects. “Attorneys and mediators are recommending us more than ever now,” she says. “Divorce attorneys (the good ones) are referring out to us because they realize they’re the most unqualified and most expensive therapists/ coaches out there, and they don’t want to spend time in their practices dealing with this stuff.” So how is a divorce coach different from, say, a really kick-ass friend? “Just no,” Kate says. “It’s not your friends’ job, and it’s not their expertise. If you want to keep your friends, please don’t use them in this capacity!” That said, some divorce coaches make themselves available like a friend would. One in Montecito, who is also an attorney, is available around the clock, including for “in-the-moment text messaging when you need it.” She charges $250 per hour. CDC says the average cost of a coach is $100-$150 per hour, which, while significantly less than lawyer fees, ain’t cheap. But plenty of folks are willing to pony up the cash for the sanity, and even comfort, they hope divorce coaches will inject into an otherwise distressing (and already budget-draining) situation. Just ask Kate, who’s so busy with work she hasn’t found the time — or energy — to watch Marriage Story yet. “I was going to last night,” she confessed, “but fell asleep. ARG!”

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MINIMALISTIC BEAUTY N. DASH CRUMPLES THE HISTORY OF PAINTING

POWERS OF N: N. Dash, Installation view, Museum of Contemporary Art, Santa Barbara, Courtesy the Artist and MCASB.

he solo exhibition by New York– based artist N. Dash that’s currently on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Santa Barbara, registers first as an experience of minimalistic beauty. Large paintings hang in carefully calibrated dialogue, and as one moves through the space, two distinct types emerge. Some are geometric abstractions, often involving two panels joined by a third substance such as Styrofoam or cardboard. The others derive from photographs of cloudy fabric sculptures magnified to many times their original dimensions. Most of the works are executed in a restrained palette of grays, whites, greens, and blues, with the exception of a single recent painting in bright orange and a drawing from the artist’s Commuter series of the same hue. There are no labels on the walls, and the majority of the works, all of which date from 2018 and 2019, are untitled. The plot thickens when one understands how the images of the fabric sculptures came about. Art historians use the word “facture” to describe the processes that artists employ to create paintings. Facture typically refers to ways of applying paint —with brushes for sure, but also a variety of other tools, ranging from palette knives, spray cans, and spatulas to the sticks that

allowed Jackson Pollock to drip paint onto his floor-mounted canvases. When it comes to facture, N. Dash represents something unique. The artist carries small pieces of cloth at all times and kneads them constantly. This “recurrent manual manipulation” continues until the individual fragment achieves what the artist considers to be an appropriate state of semi-disintegration. It’s these bits of string or cloth that are then photographed and enlarged before being screen printed onto an adobe ground. For an ongoing series of works on paper titled Commuter, Dash touched and folded pieces of paper until they reached the desired state of frayed readiness, then saturated each piece with a single intense color before affixing it to the wall, unframed and unstretched. The effect of the show multiplies upon encountering the knowledge of its unique facture. The large geometric abstractions invite closer scrutiny, attention that in turn reveals the presence of other substances imbued with tangible references to the body and the earth. Adobe gathered in northern New Mexico mixes with the pigment in several works, adding both surface texture and a reference to the ground beneath one’s feet, now transferred to the wall for consideration. The magnifica-

tions too act as devices to force questions about materiality, and about the role of the gesture in painting. Is the weathering of a fragment of cloth, seen at this scale and in this form, fundamentally different from the brushstroke or merely another version of it? Once observed in the facture of a single painting, this principle of the displacement of materials proliferates. A pair of large white vertical panels in a work from 2019 are joined by a stack of salvaged cardboard corner protectors. Jute, linen, graphite, and agricultural netting all belong in the artist’s hybrid lexicon of culturally determined materials. Together they form a complete set of meaningful units, each contributing to the totality of reference. The more time one spends examining and analyzing this fascinating exhibition, the more the work returns that investment as insight and aesthetic experience. Dash’s approach is at once rigorously selfaware and profoundly personal, shocking to received notions of art and yet fully engaged by the canon of abstraction in painting. The ordinary associations we have with crumpling — consumption, waste, the last step before discarding—are reversed. Dash crumples to create, not to destroy. — Charles Donelan

INDY BOOK CLUB Like ike Oprah and Reese before us, the Indy has launched its own book club, and each month we will announce a new tome based on a particular genre. January is all about memoirs for the Indy staff, and our pick is the critically acclaimed Know My Name by Chanel Miller. In the book, which was released in September 2019, UCSB alum Miller tells of the harrowing aftermath of her assault by Stanford University student Brock Turner, including the trial and how she’s coping with the trauma. Next month, we’ll celebrate black history, followed by retellings of myths, legends, and folklore. Because there are so many great books to read in each topic, we will include a list of suggested further reading in addition to the Book Club’s pick of the month. In March, we will host the first of four discussion meetups — one per quarter — at a venue and date to be determined. We’ll swap books (bring your favorites to pass along) and reveal the next Indy Book Club selection. Also, we’ve partnered with the Santa Barbara Public Library, which will carry extra copies of the Indy Book Club picks and join us for the meetups. To find out more about the Indy Book Club, keep an eye on the print issue and independent.com/indybookclub, as we will be announcing more details as they unfold. Get started by joining our Goodreads group at tinyurl.com/ SBIndyGoodreads. —MD

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Deep into the layered folds of Pedro Almodóvar’s atmospheric, powerful new film, a typically stylish, slyly semiautobiographical entry in the director’s filmography, our aging director protagonist (Antonio Banderas) utters a mantra-like statement: “Cinema saved me.” In his own way, the sensual iconoclast Almodóvar has helped saved cinema. The film is a triumphant late-period, valedictory self-reflection, sometimes evocative of a quieter, gentler variation on Fellini’s artfully navelgazing cinematic tour de force 8 1/2. (JW) Riviera (Sat., Jan. 4, 1:30pm; Sun.,

PREMIERES 1917 (119 mins., R) Sam Mendes helms this film about trench warfare in World War I. Using long takes to simulate “one continuous shot,” 1917 tells the story of Lance Corporal William Schofield (George MacKay) and Lance Corporal Tom Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman), two British soldiers tasked with getting a message across enemy lines to another U.K. battalion before they march into an ambush. Paseo Nuevo (Opens Thu., Jan. 9) Frankie (100 mins., PG-13) This American-French drama tells the story of family and friends who meet in Portugal for a holiday. Once there, they reminisce and reflect on life while Frankie (Isabelle Huppert) uses the gathering to say her goodbyes before she succumbs to cancer. Greg Kinnear, Marisa Tomei, and Brendan Gleeson also star. Fiesta 5 The Grudge (94 mins., R) Nicolas Pesce directs this reboot of the supernatural horror series that began in 2004. This time around, Detective Muldoon (Andrea Riseborough), investigates a mysterious case of a mother murdering her family inside their home. Demonic spirits are discovered and soon target Muldoon.

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Just Mercy (137 mins., PG-13) Michael B. Jordan stars in this cinematic adaptation of Equal Justice Initiative founder Bryan Stevenson’s 2014 memoir. The story chronicles Stevenson’s efforts to free Walter McMillian, who was wrongfully convicted of murder. Jamie Foxx and Brie Larson also star.

Like a Boss (83 mins., R) Rose Byrne and Tiffany Haddish star in this comedy about two friends who start their own beauty company. But when they discover that their benefactor, Claire Luna (Salma Hayek), has been stealing from them, mayhem ensues. Camino Real (Opens Thu., Jan. 9)

Underwater (95 mins., PG-13) When an earthquake destroys an underwater research lab seven miles below the surface, the occupants must work to repair their home while also battling evil forces that are released when the earth cracked. Kristen Stewart, T.J. Miller, and Vincent Cassel star. Camino Real (Opens Thu., Jan. 9)

NOW SHOWING A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (109 mins., PG) Tom Hanks dons Fred Rogers’s button-up sweater and sneakers for his portrayal of the TV icon in this biopic. Based on the 1989 Esquire article, the film shows how the jaded journalist Lloyd Vogel’s (Matthew Rhys) life is transformed after spending time with Rogers for the story. Metro 4 Bombshell (108 mins., R) A group of women decide to take on Fox News head Roger Ailes and the toxic atmosphere he presided over at the network. Camino Real/Paseo Nuevo Cats (120 mins., PG) In this cinematic reimagining of the Tony Award–winning musical Cats, a tribe of felines called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and then return reincarnated. Fiesta 5

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O Cunningham

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Early in this engaging documentary on modern dance icon Merce Cunningham (1919-2009), the subject asserts, “I never was interested in dancing that referred to a mood or a feeling, or, in a sense, expressed the music. Dancing does not refer: It is what it is. It’s that whole visual experience.” Wisely, writer/director Alla Kovgan’s film is a visual experience, in addition to attending to documentary duties. Blissfully narration-free, the film lavishes us with archival footage from 1942-72, in black-and-white and artfully shot current film clips, and generous new dance sequences, relying on old interviews, stills, and other evidence of an innovative artistic life fully lived. Cunningham spoke of his commitment to his art as “a question of faith and a continuous belief in the surprise of the instant.” A wealth of inspired instants is contained herein. (JW) Riviera * Frozen II (104 mins., PG) It’s been three years since Elsa (Idina Menzel), Anna (Kristen Bell), and company’s last adventure, and they are about to embark on a new one. Elsa begins hearing strange sounds that call her to the north beyond Arendelle. Elsa, Anna, Kristoff (Jonathan Groff), Olaf (Josh Gad), and Sven journey afar and end up saving their kingdom. Catchy songs, lots of laughs (thank you, Olaf), and lovely animation make this delightful family holiday entertainment. (MD) Camino Real/Fiesta 5

O Ford v Ferrari

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James Mangold (Logan, 3:10 to Yuma) directs this exciting biopic about visionary Ford designer Carroll Shelby

(Matt Damon) and his British driver, Ken Miles (Christian Bale), who were determined to build a car that could beat the Ferrari racing team at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans race in France.

Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, and Lakeith Stanfield, and some clever dialogue, the film falls a bit short in both humor and mystery. (MD) The Hitchcock/Metro 4

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Jumanji: The Next Level (123 mins., PG-13)

Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Jack Black, and Kevin Hart reprise their avatar roles for this fourth installment of the Jumanji franchise. This time around, Spencer, feeling inadequate in his new life at NYU, returns home for the holidays with his mom and grandpa (Danny Devito). Longing to be his old avatar Dr. Bravestone (Johnson), Spencer reenters the game, which he had secretly saved. When his friends Bethany, Fridge, and Martha realize he has returned to Jumanji, they go after him. Things go awry, however, as they are paired with different avatars and Grandpa and his friend Milo (Danny Glover) also enter the game. The new pairings prove incongruent to the actors’ skills, making for a slow, not-so-funny sequel. The film does pick up at the end, however, when the four teens are back in their original hosts, which is where they should have been all along. (MD) Camino Real/Fiesta 5

Knives Out (130 mins., PG-13) Rian Johnson (Looper, Star Wars: The Last Jedi) wrote and directed this whodunit about a dysfunctional family that reunites for patriarch Harlan Thrombey’s (Christopher Plummer) 85th birthday. The next morning, Harlan is found dead, and everyone is a suspect. Despite an excellent cast that includes

Little Women (135 mins., PG) Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird) is back behind the camera (and is the screenwriter) for this adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic story about the March sisters as they try to find their way as young adults in New England at the end of the American Civil War. Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Laura Dern, and Timothée Chalamet star. Fairview/The Hitchcock/Paseo Nuevo

Parasite (133 mins., R) Director Bong Joon-ho (The Host, Snowpiercer) helms this black comedy/ thriller about two families — one rich, one poor — whose lives become inextricably, murderously entwined. Metro 4

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An all-star cast, including Will Smith, Tom Holland, Rashida Jones, and Ben Mendelsohn, lends its vocal talents to this computer-animated action/ comedy about a super spy, Lance Sterling (Smith), and his technologically savvy sidekick, Walter (Holland). When Walter accidentally turns Lance into a pigeon, the duo must find a way to still save the world from terrorist Killian (Mendelsohn). Fairview/Fiesta 5

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Uncut Gems (135 mins., R) Adam Sandler is getting accolades for his turn as Howard Ratner, a New York City jewelry store owner who comes into possession of an uncut opal worth more than $1 million. But things go awry for Ratner, who is in debt to loan sharks and getting divorced, and whose mistress is having an affair. Idina Menzel, Lakeith Stanfield, and Julia Fox also star. Fairview/Paseo Nuevo

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GLUE GUYS: Leadership on the basketball court flows from JaQuori McLaughlin (3) of UCSB and Cade Roth (15) of Westmont College.

WINNING SPREES CONVERGE ON BASKETBALL COURT UCSB and Westmont Men’s Teams Battle on January 2

ne city, two college basketball teams on winning sprees — something will have to give tonight (Thursday, January 2) when Westmont travels across town to play UCSB at the Thunderdome. Westmont’s Warriors went into the Christmas break with a 12-0 record, while the Gauchos (11-4) have won nine of their last 10 games. The Gauchos historically have played the role of Goliath in the series, boasting a 43-5 record against the Warriors, according to the UCSB record book. Westmont sprung an upset in 1998 when Corey Blick, fouled on a desperation three-point attempt with a second remaining, sank all three free throws to sink the Gauchos, 54-53. Their last meeting in 2011 produced a more typical result, UCSB winning 82-61. The Gauchos’ stature as an NCAA Division 1 team would seemingly make them a 20-point favorite over the NAIA Warriors. Coach Joe Pasternack would not want them to read that. After the Gauchos looked at the scoreboard showing they had a 22-point lead over Rice in the second half of their November game, Rice came back and won, 82-81. “That’s a game that’s going to haunt us to our graves,” UCSB forward Matt Freeman said. To keep up their intensity since then, the Gauchos have turned to JaQuori McLaughlin. The 64 junior guard, a transfer from Oregon State, has taken a leadership role during his second year in the program. With sharpshooter Max Heidegger sidelined for the past month because of concussion issues, McLaughlin picked up the scoring slack in the backcourt. He tallied a career-high 24 points in a 77-68 victory over Southern University. In the last game before Christmas, he shared the ball with his teammates, accruing eight assists in a 68-50 win over Merrimack. The 610 Freeman was a beneficiary, scoring 21 points.

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“Tonight I felt like other guys had wide-open shots,” said McLaughlin, who also excels at the defensive end. “It keeps our chemistry good.” He said he strives to live by Pasternack’s oft-repeated mantra: “Honor the process.” In the player’s words, “Process is waking up every day, no matter what happened the day before, good or bad, and doing what you need to do to get better.” McLaughlin’s counterpart on the Westmont side is Cade Roth, a 65 sophomore. He is the only returning starter on a team that has displayed remarkable togetherness despite a bevy of new faces. “I’ve never seen a group of guys who want to win a game more and avoid dips,” Roth said after the Warriors defeated the University of Antelope Valley, 80-73. It was Roth’s second game back after recovering from an appendectomy that kept him out of three contests. “As soon as I could, I was going to be out there,” he said. One of five Warriors who had a double-figure scoring average, Roth scored just six points in the game but led the team with nine rebounds and five assists. His put-back in the final two minutes stemmed an Antelope Valley surge. “He can bring the ball up, pass it really well, rebound, and score,” Westmont coach John Moore said. “He’s a player that Steve Lavin [Moore’s brother-in-law] would call a Swiss Army Knife.” Moore, in his 27th year at Westmont, attributed the Warriors’ best start since the 1983-’84 season to the winning attitude of the players he’s brought in. “Look deeply into who they are,” he said. “They come from big-time winning programs. Abram [Carrasco, a junior guard] knows how to win games; he’s the all-time leading scorer in the history of Pima College. Justin [Bessard] knows how to win.” Bessard, a 66 senior transfer from Bellevue (Nebraska), will try to hold his own in the paint against UCSB’s 69 Amadou Sow, Freeman, and another 610 post player, Robinson Idehen. Bessard scored 22 points against Antelope Valley. “He made some twisting, pretzel finishes that were unbelievable,” Moore said. The three-point shot figures to be Westmont’s best hope to keep up with the Gauchos. The Warriors splashed 124 threes in their first 12 games, hitting them at a robust 42.3 percent clip. Both teams have bigger fish to fry, so to speak, after tonight’s game. The Gauchos open their Big West schedule on January 8 at Cal Poly and will host Long Beach State on January 11. They hope to have Heidegger back for the confer-

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football is almost in the books. I attended the official commemorative game on November 9: Princeton vs. Dartmouth at Yankee Stadium. It was Rutgers that clashed with Princeton when the sport made its debut in 1869, but since the former is now in the Big Ten, the Big Green of Dartmouth took its place. Accounts of the first game described a bruising affair. There were 25 players on a side, and they kicked and batted the ball back and forth between goal lines. When they reached the prescribed 10 goals, Rutgers was a 6-4 winner. It took decades for the game to evolve to its present form. An important innovation was the forward pass, which opened up the action after close combat resulted in numerous fatalities at the turn of the century. Head injuries are still a concern, and Dartmouth coach Buddy Teevens has taken the radical step of eliminating all man-to-man tackling in practice. Since practicing against dummies only, the Green Wave has seen the incidence of concussions drop from 15-20 a season to one or two. Teevens reported that missed tackles in the games dropped by a half. “If we don’t change the way that we coach the game,” Teevens said, “we won’t have a game to coach.” And Dartmouth would not have had a 27-10 victory over Princeton to celebrate. Ivy League football is for old-school purists. Its members do not play in postseason bowl games or playoffs. They go through a 10-game season. That’s six fewer games than John Harris, a sophomore linebacker at Columbia, played for Bishop Diego High in 2017, when the Cardinals won a state championship. “It keeps the stakes high during league play,” Harris said after Columbia defeated Harvard in overtime, 17-10. “Every Ivy League game is a must-win contest.” Harris was a two-way star at Bishop. “I miss carrying the ball a little bit sometimes, but I love linebacker,” he said. He made eight tackles, five of them solo, against Harvard. “It just comes down to how physical you play, which I’ve learned to n enjoy a lot.”

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tion it deserves, although it may take a while. Be patient.

(Mar. 21-Apr. 19): “We are all hostages of the joy of

(June 21-July 22): “Every part of our personality that we

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Leonardo da Vinci worked on his

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which we deprive ourselves,” wrote poet Odysseus Elytis. Isn’t that an astounding idea? That we refuse to allow ourselves to experience some of the bliss and pleasure we could easily have; and that we are immured inside that suppressed bliss and pleasure? I call on you, Aries, to rebel against this human tendency. As I see it, one of your main tasks in 2020 is to permit yourself to welcome more bliss, to aggressively seize more pleasure, and thereby free yourself from the rot of its nullification.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): At age 22, Taurus-born Dutch citizen

Willem de Kooning sneaked into the United States. He was a stowaway on an Argentina-bound freighter and stealthily disembarked when the ship made a stop in Virginia. As he lived in America during subsequent decades, he became a renowned painter who helped pioneer the movement known as abstract expressionism. His status as an unauthorized immigrant rarely presented any obstacles to his growing success and stature. Not until age 57 did he finally became an American citizen. I propose we make him one of your role models in 2020. May he inspire you to capitalize on being a maverick, outsider, or stranger. May he encourage you to find opportunities beyond your safety zone.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): When British novelist E.M. Forster

was in his late thirties, he had sex with another person for the first time. Before that, he had published five novels. After that, he produced just one more novel, though he lived ’til age 91. Why? Was he having too much fun? Looking back from his old age, he remarked that he would “have been a more famous writer if I had published more, but sex prevented the latter.” I suspect that sensual pleasure and intimacy will have the exact opposite effect on you in 2020, Gemini. In sometimes mysterious ways, they will make you more productive in your chosen sphere.

do not love will regress and become hostile to us,” wrote painting The Last Supper from 1495 to 1498. It’s a big poet Robert Bly. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t suf- piece — about 15 by 29 feet. That’s one reason why he fer from this problem at least a little. That’s the bad took so long to finish. But there was another explananews. The good news for us Cancerians (yes, I’m a tion, too. He told his patron, the Duke of Milan, that he Crab!) is that 2020 will be a favorable time to engage in sometimes positioned himself in front of his paintinga holy crusade to fix this glitch: to feel and express more in-progress and simply gazed at and thought about it, love for parts of our personality that we have dismissed not lifting a brush. Those were times he did some of or marginalized. The result? Any self-sabotage we have his hardest work, he said. I trust you will have regular suffered from in the past could draexperiences like that in 2020, Libra. matically diminish. Some of your best efforts will arise HOMEWORK: I declare you out of your willingness and ability champion, unvanquishable hero, and LEO to incubate your good ideas with title-holder of triumphant glory. Do (July 23-Aug. 22): As a young adult, concentrated silence and patience. you accept? Freewillastrology.com. Leo-born Raymond Chandler SCORPIO worked as a fruit picker, tennis(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): By 1895, Henry racket stringer, and bookkeeper. At age 34, he began a clerical job at the Dabney Oil James had already published 94 books. He was Syndicate and eventually rose in the ranks to become a renowned in the U.S. and England and had written the well-paid executive. The cushy role lasted until he was works that would later lead to him being considered 44, when he was fired. He mourned for a while, then for a Nobel Prize. Then, at age 52, although he was not decided to become an author of detective fiction. It physically fit, he decided to learn how to ride a bicycle. took a while, but at age 50, he published his first novel. He paid for lessons at a bicycle academy and cheerfully During the next 20 years, he wrote six additional nov- tolerated bruises and cuts from his frequent falls as an els as well as numerous short stories and screenplays acceptable price to pay for his new ability. I admire — and in the process became popular and influential. James’s determination to keep transforming. Let’s make I present this synopsis as an inspirational story to fuel him a role model for you in 2020. May he inspire you to keep adding new aptitudes as you outgrow your your destiny in 2020. previous successes.

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(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The fame of Virgo-born Italian poet

Ludovico Ariosto (1474–1533) has persisted through the ages because of Orlando Furioso, an epic poem he authored. It tells the story of the Christian knight Orlando and his adoration for a pagan princess. This great work did not come easily to Ariosto. It wasn’t until he had written 56 versions of it that he was finally satisfied. I suspect you may harbor an equally perfectionist streak about the good works and labors of love you’ll craft in 2020. May I suggest you confine your experiments to no more than 10 versions?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): When Sagittarian composer Ludwig

van Beethoven created the Eroica symphony in the early 1800s, many observers panned it. They said its rhythms were eccentric, that it was too long. One critic said it was “glaring and bizarre,” while another condemned its “undesirable originality.” This same critic concluded, “Genius proclaims itself not in the unusual and fantastic but in the beautiful and sublime.” Today, of course, Eroica has a different reputation. It’s regarded as a breakthrough event in musical history. I’ll go on record here, Sagittarius, to say that I suspect you created your own personal version of Eroica in 2019. 2020 is the year it will get the full apprecia-

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I’m going to speculate that sometime in the next six months, you will experience events that years from now you’ll look back on as having been the beginning of a fresh universe for you. What should you call this launch? I suggest you consider elegant terms like “Destiny Rebirth” or “Fate Renewal” rather than a cliché like the “Big Bang.” And how should you celebrate it? As if it were the Grand Opening of the rest of your long life.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In 2020, I believe you will be able to summon the insight and kismet necessary to resolve at least one long-running problem, and probably more. You’ll have an enhanced ability to kick bad habits and escape dead ends and uncover liberating truths about mysteries that have flustered you. Frustrations and irritations you’ve grudgingly tolerated for far too much time will finally begin to wane. Congratulations in advance, Aquarius! The hard work you do to score these triumphs won’t always be delightful, but it could provide you with a curiously robust, muscular kind of fun.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): Let’s say you wanted to dress completely in silk: shirt, pants, vest, scarf, socks, shoes, hat, underwear all made of silk. And let’s say your dream was to grow and process and weave the silk from scratch. You’d start with half an ounce of silkworm eggs. They’d hatch into 10,000 silkworms. Eventually those hardworking insects would generate five pounds of silk — enough to create your entire outfit. So in other words, you’d be able to generate an array of functional beauty from a small but concentrated amount of raw material. By the way, that last sentence is a good description of what I think your general approach should be in 2020. And also by the way, dressing in silk wouldn’t be too crazy an idea in the coming months. I hope you’ll have fun cultivating your allure, style, and flair.

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STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: THE CARRILLO PROFESSIONAL BUILDING at 1371 Holiday Hill Road, Goleta, CA 93117; The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 09/26/2018 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no. 2018‑0002641. The person (s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Terrance L. Mc Gowan (same address) This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec. 11, 2019. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Maria F Sanchez, Published: Dec 19, 26, Jan 2, 9, 2020.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ARLO MOON SALON at 130 S. Hope Ave Space #F127 Suite 122 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Emma Fader 122 Cardinal Ave Goleta, CA 93117 conducted by Individual Signed: EMMA FADER Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 2, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2019‑0002953. Published: Dec 12, 19, 26, Jan 2, 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PIP PRINTING, MARKETING & SIGNS at 5735 Hollister Ave, Unit A Goleta, CA 93117; Juice Island, INC (same address) conducted by a Corporation Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 20, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2019‑0002876. Published: Dec 12, 19, 26, Jan 2, 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: KEYT‑TV KKFX‑TV at 730 Miramonte Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93109; NPG OF CALIFORNIA, LLC 730 Miramonte Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93109 State: MO conducted by Limited Liability Company Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 22, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Rachel Becerra. FBN Number: 2019‑0002907. Published: Dec 12, 19, 26, Jan 2, 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CA’DARIO MONTECITO at 1187 Coast Village Rd, STE. 3C; CICCIOLO, INC. (same address) conducted by Corporation Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 3, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2019‑0002969. Published: Dec 12, 19, 26, Jan 2, 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ROOTED SANTA BARBARA at 1111 Chapala Street Suite 200 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Santa Barbara Foundation (same address) conducted by Corporation Signed: JONATHAN BOWER Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 22, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Maria F Sanchez. FBN Number: 2019‑0002904. Published: Dec 12, 19, 26, Jan 2, 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: AYR at 6553 Camino Venturoso, Goleta, CA 93117; John Brian Dawson (same address) conducted by Individual Signed: John Brian Dawson Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 25, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Brenda Aguilera. FBN Number: 2019‑0002923. Published: Dec 12, 19, 26, Jan 2, 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: LOVEN BAKERY at 312 Cordova Drive #2, Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Christina Koontz (same address) conducted by Individual Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 12, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2019‑0002811. Published: December 12, 19, 26, January 2, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: ISAAC CUSTOM WELDING at 709 E. Mason St Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Isaac Anguiano 218 S. Steckel Dr Santa Paula, CA 93060 conducted by Individual Signed: ISAAC ANGUIANO Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 22, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Maria F Sanchez. FBN Number: 2019‑0002909. Published: Dec 12, 19, 26, Jan 2, 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: FIGUEROA LAW GROUP at 922 State Street, Suite A2 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Central Coast Law Group, LLP (same address) conducted by Limited Liability Partnership Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 05, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Margarita Silva. FBN Number: 2019‑0003016. Published: Dec 12, 19, 26, Jan 2, 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA WINE CONCIERGE at 830B Poinsettia Way Goleta, CA 93111; Sarah Robin (same address) conducted by Individual Signed: SARAH ROBIN Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 12, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2019‑0002805. Published: Dec 12, 19, 26, Jan 2, 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: COURT CONNECTION at 315 Meigs Road, A130, Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Colleen Dennis (same address) Nicole Koger 2386 Fair Oaks Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95825 conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Colleen Dennis Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 5, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2019‑0003022. Published: Dec 19, 26, Jan 2, 9, 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: THE ORNAMENT COMPANY at 498 Toro Canyon Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Julie Armour Seefeld (same address) conducted by a Individual Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 6, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Maria F Sanchez. FBN Number: 2019‑0003034. Published: Dec 19, 26, Jan 2, 9, 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ORI PUBLICATIONS at 2441 Borton Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Elihu Moshe Gevirtz (same address) Lucinda Rae Gevirtz (same address) conducted by A Married Couple Signed: ELIHU M. GEVIRTZ Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 5, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Maria F Sanchez. FBN Number: 2019‑0003021. Published: Dec 19, 26, Jan 2, 9, 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GOLDEN LINE COFFEE at 618 Anacapa St. #A, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Christopher Brocco 7620 Hollister Ave, Unit 221, Goleta, CA 93117 conducted by a Individual Signed: Chris Brocco Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 6, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2019‑0003037. Published: Dec 19, 26, Jan 2, 9, 2020.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: ARMADA WORLD at 1218 Harbor Hills Dr, Santa Barbara, CA 93109; ARMADA WORLD LLC (same address) conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Farzad Mobin, Presi‑ dent Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 12, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Thomas Brian. FBN Number: 2019‑0003081. Published: Dec 19, 26, Jan 2, 9, 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RESILIENCE INSTITUTE OF GREATER SANTA BARBARA at 1032 E Mason St, Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Jacqueline Inda (same address) conducted by a Individual Signed: Jacqueline Inda Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 12, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Thomas Brian. FBN Number: 2019‑0003083. Published: Dec 19, 26, Jan 2, 9, 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THRIVE EXECUTIVE SERVICES at 6572 1/2 Stagecoach Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Stephanie Bateman (same address) conducted by a Individual Signed: STEPHANIE BATEMAN Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 10, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2019‑0003060. Published: Dec 19, 26, Jan 2, 9, 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE SANTA BARBARA ORTHOPAEDIC FOOT & ANKLE CENTER at 5333 Hollister Ave #160, Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Matthew James Harrison 5689 Berkeley Rd Goleta, CA 93117 Steven Wayne Pearson 1128 Nirvana Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93101 conducted by a General Partnership Signed: SUSAN E. PEARSON Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 2, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2019‑0002952. Published: Dec 19, 26, Jan 2, 9, 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: ANGELS NAILS & SPA at 1825 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Kim T Le, 9630 Cardinal Ave, Westminster, CA 92683 conducted by a Individual Signed: Kim T Le Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 11, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2019‑0003070. Published: Dec 19, 26, Jan 2, 9, 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: HERALD SQUARE PUBLISHING at 310 Lighthouse Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Nittany Valley Productions, Inc. (same address) conducted by a Corporation Signed: Paul Levine, President Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 3, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2019‑0002972. Published: Dec 19, 26, Jan 2, 9, 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: REP YOUR MAX, REP YOUR MAX FITNESS at 35 Compass Lane Unit 309, Goleta, CA 93117; Jared Martinez (same address), Vincent Martinez (same address) conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Vincent Martinez Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 13, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Maria F Sanchez. FBN Number: 2019‑0003094. Published: Dec 19, 26, Jan 2, 9, 2020.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE BRICKKICKER INSPECTION SERVICES at 101 Oceano Ave #11, Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Crotty Properties LLC (same address) conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Dan Crotty Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 06, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Maria F Sanchez. FBN Number: 2019‑0003033. Published: Dec 19, 26, Jan 2, 9, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CENTER FOR JUNGIAN AND DEPTH PSYCHOLOGYat 2015 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Jean Palmer‑Daley 5486 Rincon Beach Park Dr, Ventura, CA 93001 conducted by a Individual Signed: Jean Palmer‑Daley Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 5, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Maria F Sanchez. FBN Number: 2019‑0003025. Published: Dec 19, 26, Jan 2, 9, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LIFE AND WHIMSY at 2110 Hermosa Court, Lompoc, CA 93436; Melissa Mercer (same address) conducted by Individual Signed: Melissa Mercer Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 04, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Thomas Brian. FBN Number: 2019‑0002988. Published: Dec 19, 26, Jan 2, 9, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LUNCHBOX at 3400 Calle Real, Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Jennifer Shively 26 W Constance Ave #8, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 conducted by a Individual Signed: Jennifer Shively Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 16, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Thomas Brian. FBN Number: 2019‑0003025. Published: Dec 19, 26, Jan 2, 9, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: VIZMA at 1230 Coast Village Cir Ste F, Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Vija Hodosy 5519 Cameo Road, Carpinteria, CA 93013 conducted by a Individual Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 26, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2019‑0002938. Published: Dec 19, 26, Jan 2, 9, 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GRASONS COMPANY SELECT CENTRAL COAST at 633 E. De La Guerra #34, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Taca Inc. 400 Mountain Dr. Santa Barbara, CA 93103 conducted by a Corporation Signed: Anthony Aguilar, President Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 13, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2019‑0003091. Published: Dec 19, 26, Jan 2, 9, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RESIDENT MOON at 160 Santo Tomas Ln, Montecito, CA 93108; Brandon Goodwin (same address) conducted by a Individual Signed: Brandon Goodwin Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 17, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Thomas Brian. FBN Number: 2019‑0003127. Published: Dec 26, Jan 2, 9, 15, 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ST. FRANCIS VETERINARY HOSPITAL INC. at 934 N H St, Lompoc, CA 93463; St. Francis Veterinary Hospital Inc. (same address) conducted by a Corporation Signed: Shirley Greene, CFO Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 9, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Maria F Sanchez. FBN Number: 2019‑0003057. Published: Dec 26, Jan 2, 9, 15, 2020.

NOTICE OF PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING Monday, January 13, 2020 at 6:00PM Time Extension Request for Cottage Medical Office Building Project 454 South Patterson Avenue; APN 065-080-041 19-013-TEX NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission of the City of Goleta will conduct a public hearing on the one year time extension request for the development described below on the following date: HEARING DATE AND TIME:

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City of Goleta City Hall Council Chambers 130 Cremona Drive, Suite B Goleta, CA 93117

PROJECT DESCRIPTION SUMMARY: Cottage Health (applicant) has requested approval of a one-year time extension for the project approved under Final Development Plan (DP) 12-091-DP (Project) by the Planning Commission on February 24, 2014, and to accept an Exemption pursuant to §15061(b)(3) of the Guidelines for the Implementation of CEQA (CEQA Guidelines). The DP is operative for a period of five years from approval pursuant to §35-317.9(2) of Article III, Chapter 35, Goleta Municipal Code (Inland Zoning Ordinance). The approved project allows for the construction of a new two-story, 20,000-square foot, medical-dental office building, including approved modifications to allow parking spaces to project into the front and side yard setbacks, on a 3.42-acre site zoned Professional and Institutional (PI) in the Inland Zoning Ordinance and Office and Institutional in the General Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW FINDINGS: The City of Goleta is acting as the Lead Agency for this Project. Pursuant to the general rule in §15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines, the requirements of CEQA do not apply to an activity where it can be seen with certainty that it will not result in a significant environmental effect. The time extension does not create any new impacts or change any of the impacts anticipated as a result of the Project. Further, no physical changes have occurred on or around the Project site, and no new information has become known during the ensuing five years since Project approval that would alter the original CEQA analysis/findings or change the effectiveness of the adopted mitigations measures and/or conditions of approval. The Planning Commission is the decision making body for the actions described above. PROJECT LOCATION: The Project site is located at 454 South Patterson Avenue, approximately 900 feet south of the Hollister Avenue/Patterson Avenue intersection and across Patterson Avenue from Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital in the City of Goleta (City). CORTESE LIST: The site is not listed on any hazardous waste facilities or disposal sites as enumerated under Section 65962.5 of the California Government Code (the “Cortese list”). DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY: The hearing documents and all documents referenced therein may be obtained at the City of Goleta, 130 Cremona Drive, Suite B, Goleta, CA 93117. The Planning Commission staff report will be posted at least 72 hours prior to the hearing on the City’s web site at www.cityofgoleta.org. PUBLIC COMMENT: All interested persons are encouraged to attend the public hearing and to present written and/or oral comments. Written submittals concerning this project may be emailed to Kim Dominguez, Management Assistant, e-mail: kdominguez@cityofgoleta.org; or mail: Attn: Planning Commission at 130 Cremona Drive, Suite B Goleta, California 93117. In order to be disseminated to the Planning Commission for consideration during the meeting, written information must be submitted no later than Monday by noon prior to the Planning Commission meeting. Materials received after this time may not be reviewed by the Planning Commission prior to the meeting. For further, information please contact Brian Hiefield, Associate Planner, Tel: (805) 961-7559; Fax: (805) 9617551; bhiefield@cityofgoleta.org. Note: If you challenge the City’s final action on this project in court, you may be limited to only those issues you or someone else raised in written or oral testimony and/or evidence provided to Planning and Environmental Review or the Planning Commission on or before the date of the hearing (Government Code Section 65009(b)(2)). Note: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need assistance to participate in this hearing, please contact the City Clerk’s Office, at (805) 961-7505. Notification at least 72 hours prior to the hearing will enable City staff to make reasonable arrangements. Publish:

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SUMMERLAND BEAUTIFUL at 1187 Coast Village Rd, #560, Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Summerland Beautiful, Inc. (same address) conducted by a Corporation Signed: Katie Musial, Agent Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 17, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2019‑0003133. Published: Dec 26, Jan 2, 9, 15, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: THE WEDDING DANCER at 5276 Hollister Ave Suite 263, Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Rachel Anne Quittner, 242 Daytona Dr, Goleta, CA 93117 conducted by a Individual Signed: Rachel A. Quittner Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 18, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2019‑0003142. Published: Dec 26, Jan 2, 9, 15, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PROJECT. JULIA at 2202 De La Vina Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Julia Elliott (same address) conducted by a Individual Signed: Julia Elliott Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 27, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Brenda Aguilera. FBN Number: 2019‑0002101. Published: Jan 2, 9, 15, 23 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MCQUARRY CONSTRUCTION SERVICES at 605 San Ricardo Dr, Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Peter T McQuarry (same address) conducted by a Individual Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 17, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Thomas Brian. FBN Number: 2019‑0003134. Published: Dec 26, Jan 2, 9, 15, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: ASE MARKETING GROUP INC., ASE PRINTS at 83 Cardinal Ave. Goleta, CA 93117; ASE Marketing Group, Inc. (Same Address) conducted by a Corporation Signed: Gabriel Amparan, CFO Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 20, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Thomas Brian. FBN Number: 2019‑0003169. Published: Dec 26, Jan 2, 9, 15, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ELLWOOD CANYON FARMS at 286 Winchester Canyon Rd, Goleta, CA 93117; Ellwood Canyon Farms Inc, 215 W Figueroa St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 conducted by a Corporation Signed: Jack E. Motter, CEO Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 16, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Thomas Brian. FBN Number: 2019‑0003108. Published: Dec 26, Jan 2, 9, 15, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ALLEGIANT at 27 W Anapamu St, Ste 231 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Stephen J Sanderson 991 Driftwood St Upland, CA 91784 conducted by a Individual Signed: Stephen J Sanderson Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 18, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Maria F. Sanchez. FBN Number: 2019‑0003145. Published: Dec 26, Jan 2, 9, 15, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LEN’S FLOOR COVERING, LENS OF SANTA BARBARA at 5720 Thornwood Drive Goleta, CA 93117; Ramtore, Inc. 5118 Cathedral Oaks Road Santa Barbara, CA 93111 conducted by a Corporation Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 17, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2019‑0003124. Published: Jan 2, 9, 15, 23 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: EMERGENT RESILIENCE at 430 Dogwood Dr., Buellton, CA 93427; 7Trails Foundation (same address) conducted by a Corporation Signed: Kevin M. Gallagher Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 18, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Maria F Sanchez. FBN Number: 2019‑0003141. Published: Dec 26, Jan 2, 9, 15, 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: WINNING MAKES, INC. at 1 N. Calle Cesar Chavez #124, Santa Barbara, CA 93103 conducted by a Corporation Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 13, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2019‑0003089. Published: Dec 26, Jan 2, 9, 15, 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PARADISE CAFE at 702 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Acme 702 Anacapa Street LLC, 218 Helena Ave, Suite A, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 conducted by a Individual Signed: Charlotte Villanueva, Managing Member Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 16, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Maria F Sanchez. FBN Number: 2019‑0003100. Published: Dec 26, Jan 2, 9, 15, 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: KOMATIS ART at 1943 Grand Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Gerald Comati (same address) conducted by a Individual Signed: Gerald Comati Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 10, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Brenda Aguilera. FBN Number: 2019‑0003069. Published: Dec 26, Jan 2, 9, 15, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MARK MCCLURE, CSR 12203 at 5080 Rhoads Ave. #E Santa Barbara, CA 93111; James Marcus McClure (Same Address) conducted by a Individual Signed: James Marcus McClure Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 20, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Thomas Brian. FBN Number: 2019‑0003173. Published: Dec 26, Jan 2, 9, 15, 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DEL MAR TILE at 1026 E. Haley St. Unit A, Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Adelaida Gutierrez (same address) conducted by a Individual Signed: Adelaida Gutierrez Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 20, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Maria F. Sanchez. FBN Number: 2019‑0003176. Published: Dec 26, Jan 2, 9, 15, 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SOFI HOT DOGS #2 at 2 N. Milpas St., Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Luis Guillen Villegas 712 Nopalitos Way, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 conducted by a Individual Signed: Luis Guillen V Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 2, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Maria F. Sanchez. FBN Number: 2019‑0002954. Published: Dec 26, Jan 2, 9, 15, 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MODERN EYE CARE OF SANTA BARBARA at 2947 De La Vina St., Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Douglas A. Katsev, MD 4225 Via Presada, Santa Barbara, CA 93110 conducted by a Individual Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 10, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2019‑0003061. Published: Dec 26, Jan 2, 9, 15, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: KATCH CONSULTING at 5043 Via Lara Ln Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Frank L. Katch (same address) conducted by a Individual Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 27, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2019‑0003199. Published: Jan 2, 9, 15, 23 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FIN WINDOW CLEANING at 84 Mallard Ave, Goleta, CA 93117; Joel Pedersen (same address) conducted by a Individual Signed: Joel Pedersen Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 11, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Maria F Sanchez. FBN Number: 2019‑0003074. Published: Jan 2, 9, 15, 23, 2020.

NAME CHANGE IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF LUCAS PINOLI RICKMAN ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 19CV06164 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior court proposing a change of name(s) FROM and TO the following name(s): FROM: LUCAS PINOLI RICKMAN TO: LUKE MATTHEW PINOLI THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. NOTICE OF HEARING January 22, 2020 9:30am, Dept 6, Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated December 04 2019 by Pauline Maxwell, Judge of the Superior Court. Published. Dec 12, 19, 26, Jan 2, 2020. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF SHANNON JARRETT ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 19CV05766 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior court proposing a change of name(s) FROM and TO the following name(s): FROM: SHANNON JARRETT TO: ZYAN REIGNA AVRAHAM THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing

indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING January 15, 2020 9:30am, Dept 6, Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated November 7, 2019 by Pauline Maxwell, Judge of the Superior Court. Published: Dec 19, 26, Jan 2, 9, 2020.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF DENISE DENION ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 19CV06220 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior court proposing a change of name(s) FROM and TO the following name(s): FROM: BAILEY MILA VESSLUND DENION TO: IRIS BAILEY VESSLUND DENION THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection

is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING January 22, 2020 9:30am, Dept 6, Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated November 26, 2019 by Pauline Maxwell, Judge of the Superior Court. Published: Dec 19, 26, Jan 2, 9, 2020. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF NOE MANCILLAS ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 19CV06623 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior court proposing a change of name(s) FROM and TO the following name(s): FROM: ALEXA MORA TO: ALEXA MANCILLAS

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING February 19, 2020 9:30am, Dept 6, Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated December 19, 2019 by Thomas P. Anderle, Judge of the Superior Court. Published: Jan 2, 9, 15, 23, 2020.

NOTICE INVITING SEALED BIDS FOR THE 2019 MISCELLANEOUS CONCRETE REPAIR PROJECT 130 Cremona Drive, Suite B, City of Goleta, CA PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Goleta (“CITY”), invites sealed bids for the above stated project and will receive such bids in the office of the City Clerk, 130 Cremona Drive, Suite B, Goleta, California 93117, before 3:00 P.M., January 15, 2020, and will be publicly opened and read aloud promptly thereafter. Faxes or any electronic format is not acceptable. Copies of the Contract Documents and Specifications are available from the CITY, 130 Cremona Drive, Suite B, Goleta, California 93117 upon payment of a $20.00 non-refundable fee if picked up, or payment of a $30.00 non-refundable fee, if mailed or no payment to CITY if obtained from Construction Bidboard, Inc. at http://www.ebidboard.com/, or CITY website at http://www. cityofgoleta.org/i-want-to/view/city-bid-opportunities. The work includes all labor, material, supervision, plant and equipment necessary to construct and deliver a finished 2019 MISCELLANEOUS CONCRETE REPAIR PROJECT. Work includes removing and replacing concrete curb, gutter, and sidewalks, driveway access ramps and associated minor paving on various street within the City of Goleta, CA. The contract period is Forty (40) Working Days. The Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) per California Labor Code Section 1771.4, including prevailing wage rates and apprenticeship employment standards. Affirmative action to ensure against discrimination in employment practices on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, or religion will also be required. The CITY hereby affirmatively ensures that all business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this notice and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, or religion in any consideration leading to the award of contract. Bids must be prepared on the approved bid forms in conformance with the “Bidding Instructions” and the General Provisions and submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked on the outside, “SEALED BID FOR 2019 MISCELLANEOUS CONCRETE REPAIR PROJECT. DO NOT OPEN WITH REGULAR MAIL.” The bid must be accompanied by cash or cashier’s check, certified cashier’s check, or bidder’s bond executed by an admitted surety, made payable to CITY. The bid security shall be an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total maximum amount bid with their proposals as required by California law. A contract may only be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder that holds a valid Class “A” or Class “C-8” Contractor’s license or specialty licensing in accordance with the provisions of the California Business and Professions Code. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond each in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract Price. Each bond shall be in the forms set forth herein, shall be secured from a surety company that meets all State of California bonding requirements, as defined in Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.120, and that is a California admitted surety insurer. Pursuant to Labor Code sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, all contractors and subcontractors that wish to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, or enter into a contract to perform public work must be registered with the DIR. No Bid will be accepted nor any contract entered into without proof of the contractor’s and subcontractors’ current registration with the DIR to perform public work. If awarded a contract, the Bidder and its subcontractors, of any tier, shall maintain active registration with the DIR for the duration of the Project. Failure to provide proof of current registration pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5 may result in rejection of the bid as non-responsive. The Contractor Company, including the Responsible Managing Officer (RMO) for the Contractor Company, shall demonstrate a minimum of three (3) years’ experience successfully performing projects of substantially similar type, magnitude, and character of the work bid. The CITY reserves the right to reject all bids, reject any bid that is not responsive to the invitation, or to waive any minor irregularity and to take all bids under advisement for a period of up to ninety (90) days. Pursuant to Public Contract Code section 22300, the successful bidder may substitute certain securities for funds withheld by CITY to ensure performance under the Contract or, in the alternative, request the CITY to make payment of retention to an escrow agent. Any protest to an intended award of this contract shall be made in writing addressed to the City Clerk prior to the award. Any protest may be considered and acted on by the City Council at the time noticed for award of the contract. To request a copy of the notice of agenda for award, please contact the City Clerk (805) 9617505 or register on the CITY’s website (www.cityofgoleta.org). For information relating to the details of this Project and bidding requirements contact Julie Jang in writing at jjang@cityofgoleta.org. CITY OF GOLETA _____________________________ Deborah S. Lopez, City Clerk Published: Santa Barbara Independent: December 12, 2019 and January 2, 2020. INDEPENDENT.COM INDEPENDENT.COM

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